Ingredients For the cake: 180g all -purpose flour, 11/2 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt., 120g unsalted butter, softened, 200g caster sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 90ml oil, 100ml milk, 2 medium apples peeled, cored, and thinly diced and dusted in flour. 1 tbsp of icing sugar for decoration.
Ingredients For the crumble: 60g all-purpose flour, 45g caster sugar, 45g brown sugar, 1tsp ground cinnamon, 60g unsalted butter, cold and cubed
Method: Prepare the topping: In a bowl, mix the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Add the cold butter cubes and using a pastry cutter or your fingers, combine until it resembles course crumbs. Set aside in the fridge.
Method Make the cake: Pre-heat your oven to 350 of (175c). grease and line a 9-inch round or square cake tin. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract. Mix in the oil and milk until combined. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined. Fold in the apple cubes throughout the batter.
Assemble the cake: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly. Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the cake batter.
Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Optional: Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and a toffee apple curd we sell in our Farmshop. Enjoy your homemade apple cake this apple day.
Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar.