Ultimate 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 350°F
• Generously grease an 8-inch square cake pan.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg, apples, nuts, and vanilla and stir well.
• Sift in the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake about 45 minutes, until the cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and let the cake set in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan.
• Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat in egg yolks, butter, and lemon zest until dough is thoroughly mixed.
• Mix applesauce, cinnamon, and cloves together in a small bowl.
• Press half the dough into the prepared baking pan; spread applesauce mixture over dough in a layer. Top with remaining dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is browned, 40 to 45 minutes.