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Spiced apple crumble cake
Anneke Silva

Spiced Apple Crumble Cake

4.88 from 8 votes
This Spiced Apple Crumble Cake combines all the flavours of fall: cinnamon, nutmeg and apple. It's incredibly moist and rich without being overly dense. The cinnamon and nutmeg compliment the sweetness of the apple and sugar, while the buttermilk, butter, and diced apple combine to create an exceptionally soft cake. Finally, the spiced crumble topping contrasts beautifully with the moist cake and creates a lovely textural element to tie it all together. I think once you make this delicious cake it will become a regular in your fall baking as well.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Breakfast, cake
Cuisine: American
Calories: 337
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Cake
  • 2 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Fine sea salt
  • 1 Large egg
  • 1 cup Buttermilk room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Butter melted
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups Brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups Diced apple approximately 5 apples
  • 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
Topping
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp Butter cold

Equipment

  • Kitchen Aid Mixer
  • Springform pan
  • Medium bowl
  • Small Bowl
  • Spatula
  • Food Processor

Method
 

Cake
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
  2. Mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in the stand of your mixer.
    Mix together the flour, baking soda, cinammon, nutmeg and salt in the stand of your mixer.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together the egg, buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla, and brown sugar until sugar has dissolved.
    In a separate bowl, mix together the egg, buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla, and brown sugar until sugar has dissolved. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry.
  4. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry.
    Add the liquid ingredients to the dry.
  5. Dice the apple in a food processor.
    Dice the apple in a food processor.
  6. Sprinkle the apple into the batter and stir until just blended.
  7. Line and butter a springform pan.
    Line and butter a springform pan.
  8. Pour the batter into the pan.
    Pour the batter into the pan.
Topping
  1. In a small bowl stir together brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon.
  2. Cut in cold butter and crumble it with your fingers.
  3. Sprinkle on top of the cake.
    Sprinkle on top of the cake.
  4. Bake for 1 hour until the cake bounces back when pressed.
    Bake for 1 hour until the cake bounces back when pressed.
  5. Allow to cool to room temperature on a cooling rack before removing from the spring form pan.