Apple Crumb Cake -

5 from 1 vote

Apple Crumb Cake

This apple crumb cake is soft, spiced, and full of apple flavor- with walnuts, apple cider, and a crunchy cinnamon streusel on top. An easy, cozy bake you'll love all season long!

Prep Time20

Cook Time55

Course: Cakes, Dessert

Cuisine: American, World

Servings: Servings

Calories: 561kcal

Author: Natasha Minocha

Ingredients

2 cups All-purpose flour
1.5 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp Sugar
1.5 tsp Cinnamon powder
1/2 cup Oil
1/3 cup Apple cider You can also use apple juice
1 cup Soy milk You can use any milk of your choice
2 Apples, peeled and diced
1/2 cup Walnuts, coarsely chopped

Crumble

1/2 cup All-purpose
1/3 cup Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon powder
1/4 cup Melted butter
1/3 cup Walnuts, chopped

Topping (Optional)

1 Apple, cut into thin slices

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180C. Grease an 8" cake tin.

Crumble

Combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts in a small bowl. Mix in the melted butter with a fork. Keep aside.
1/2 cup (65 g) All-purpose, 1/3 cup (66 g)Sugar, 1 tsp Cinnamon powder, 1/4 cup ( 50 g) Melted butter, 1/3 cup (40g)Walnuts, chopped

Cake

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon powder.
2 cups (260 g) All-purpose flour, 1.5 tsp Baking powder, 1/2 tsp Baking soda, 1/4 tsp Salt
In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, apple cider, soy milk, and sugar.
1/2 cup ( 20 g) Oil, 1/3 cup (80 g) Apple cider, 1 cup (240 g)Soy milk, 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp ( 130 g) Sugar
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones. Mix well.
Fold in the diced apples and walnuts. Transfer the batter to the prepared cake tin.
2 large (250 g)Apples, peeled and diced, 1/2 cup (60 g)Walnuts, coarsely chopped
Decorate the top of the cake batter with apple slices (if using).
Carefully spoon the crumble mixture around the apples on the cake batter.
1 Apple, cut into thin slices
Bake the cake at 180 C / 350 F for about 45-50 minutes until the skewer inserted in the center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs attached.
Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Then turn it out on a cooling rack to cool. Serve warm. Enjoy!

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Notes

Do not overmix the dry and wet ingredients. Combine only just until no white streaks are visible. Overmixing makes the cake dense.
If you don't have apple cider, you can easily use apple juice.
Choose firm, crisp apples (like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Red Delicious) that will hold their shape and texture when baked and not turn mushy.
If your kitchen is warm, keep the streusel mixture in the fridge for 10-15 minutes. Cold streusel when baked will be golden and crunchy and not soggy.

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