Caramelised Apple Cake With Streusel Topping Recipes

Steps:

• For the streusel: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a bowl, combine flour, butter, brown sugar, pecans, and smoked paprika. Using a pastry cutter, work the ingredients until a rough dough forms; it should resemble large grains. Place streusel on a nonstick baking sheet in an even layer. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake until toasty, 15 to 20 minutes.
• For the apples: In a medium saute pan over medium-high heat, add sugar and water. Bring to a low boil, occasionally swirling the pan. Cook for about 5 minutes until the sugar begins to caramelize and turn light brown to amber; this is a little tricky and needs to be watched continuously. When light brown, turn off the heat, add the apples and whisky, and light on fire to flambe (this will cook out some of the alcohol). Then, add the butter and turn heat to low. Cook the apples, flipping to coat in the caramel, about 2 to 4 minutes. In the meantime, combine the whipped cream and creme fraiche.
• To assemble: Divide the apples into 8 individual serving dishes or one large one. Top with a dollop of the creme fraiche mixture and some streusel.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp sugar in a large frying pan over medium heat until the sugar starts to melt. Add apples, then cook for about 5 mins, until nicely browned and the sauce is a rich caramel. Leave to cool.
• While the apples cool, make the topping. In a food processor or using the tips of your fingers, rub together flour, 85g sugar, cinnamon and cold butter until the mixture is crumbly and only pea-size pieces of butter remain. Stir in 2 tbsp of hazelnuts. Set aside in a cool place.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. To make the cake, place the remaining butter and sugar in a bowl or food mixer and beat until light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract. Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and milk in two goes, alternating between dry and wet ingredients. When the mixture is well combined, stir through the apples.
• Grease a 20cm cake tin with removable base and line the base with a circle of baking paper. Spoon in the cake mixture, smooth over the top with a spoon, then sprinkle over the streusel topping. Scatter with the remaining 1 tbsp demerara sugar and hazelnuts. Cook in the oven for 50 mins-1 hr or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out onto a baking rack, remove paper and cool.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350' degrees. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan or spray with bakers secret.
• 2. Make Streusel: In medium bowl, mix brown sugar, 3/4 cup flour and cinnamon.
• 3. Cut in butter with fork until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Set aside.
• 4. To Make Cake: In a medium bowl, stir together 3 1/4 cups flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• 5. In large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 6. Beat in eggs, one at time, mixing well after each addition.
• 7. Stir in sour cream and vanilla.
• 8. Gently stir in flour mixture just until blended.
• 9. Scoop about 3 cups of the batter into the the bottom of the bundt pan.
• 10. Sprinkle with 1/4 of the streusel and layer with apples. Sprinkle 1/2 the remaining streusel over the apples.
• 11. Pour remaining batter over top. Sprinkle remaing streusel over top and gently pat so it sticks.
• 12. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or untila toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Place a plate or cookie sheet over bundt and invert. Cool Completely
• 13. Caramel Topping: Place 1 stick butter, 1 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup milk in a small saucepan.
• 14. Boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir. Let cool.
• 15. Pour over apple cake, top with chopped walnuts if desired.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450°. In a Dutch oven, combine filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat 10-15 minutes or until apples are almost tender, stirring occasionally; remove from heat., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice., Bake 8 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 375°., For topping, in a small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. , Spoon filling into crust; sprinkle with topping. Bake pie 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.