Country Womens Association Irish Apple Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
• Make the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, granulated sugar and salt. Next, rub in the cold butter until fully incorporated and you've reached the texture of coarse breadcrumbs. Set aside in the fridge while you make the cake.
• Make the cake: Cream the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, then beat in the eggs one at a time. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a rubber spatula along with the milk. Once the batter has formed, transfer it to the prepared pan and lay on the sliced apples, making sure they are arranged in one even layer. Cover the apples with all the streusel topping.
• Bake the cake until the top is golden brown and crisp, 60 to 70 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before turning out of the pan onto a rack. When ready to serve, dust the cake with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Grease a 20cm round cake tin.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and the sugar.
• Cut in the butter roughly with a knife (do not rub it in).
• Add the apples.
• Stir in the egg and milk to make a fairly stiff mixture. The batter will appear fairly lumpy.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin.
• Bake for about 1 hour.
• Serve hot with custard or ice-cream.
• This cake can be cooked ahead and reheated in the microwave as needed.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Make the custard sauce ahead of time. Bring the milk to a simmer over medium heat. Meanwhile whisk the yolks and sugar until pale. Drizzle a little of the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking all the time. Drizzle a little more, then transfer that back into the pan of hot milk and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Don't overcook or it can curdle. Stir in the vanilla. Refrigerate the custard sauce until needed.
• To make the streusel topping, blend the bits of butter into the flour, sugar, and oats until the butter is incorporated and the mixture has a coarse crumbly texture. Put in the refrigerator.
• To make the cake, grease a 9 inch round spring form pan.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the butter/sugar mixture, along with the milk or cream.
• Spoon the batter in to the pan, and smooth out evenly. Top with the sliced apples, and then the streusel topping.
• Bake for about 50 minutes to an hour, until the top is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out without wet batter clinging to it.
• Let cool a bit in the pan before removing. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.