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Apple Crumb Cake

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Calories: 204
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the crumbs
  • 50 g salted butter cold
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
For the cake
  • 1.5 cups apples peeled and cut into cubes
  • 80 g butter
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Method
 

For the crumb
  1. In a bowl, give the flour and cinnamon powder a good mix.
  2. Rub in the butter using your fingertips.
  3. Once it looks like coarse breadcrumbs, mix in the brown sugar.
  4. Press a piece of plastic against the surface and refrigerate.
For the cake
  1. Preheat oven to 170C.
  2. Arrange cupcake liners in a muffin pan or you can also bake in a greased 8x8-inch cake pan.
  3. Sift the 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  4. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with a mixer until light, for about 2 minutes.
  5. Add the eggs one by one, beating for about 1 minute after each addition. Add in vanilla extract.
  6. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mix and the buttermilk alternately.
  7. Remember to start with the flour mix and end with the flour mix too.
  8. Fold in the apples gently.
  9. Pour spoonfuls of the batter in the muffin cups or baking pan.
  10. Take the crumb mix, break it up with a fork.
  11. Scatter the crumbs on top of the cake. It is okay it the crumbs are irregular and has large bits.
  12. Bake the little cakes for 20-25 minutes and a whole cake would take about 50-60 minutes.
  13. The crumbs should be golden and a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  14. Transfer the cake to a rack and let it cool.

Notes

You can substitute apples with blueberries or cranberries too.