Delicious Autumn recipe using apples and the lovely flavours of cinnamon with a decadent crunch topping.
This recipe is based on my Feijoa Crunch Cake and is so easy to make! Perfect for the abundance of apples our much neglected tree gives us each year.
Any apples can be used in this recipe, I have no idea what variety ours are but while many prefer to use granny smith, I find it is ok to use whatever you have on hand!
I love using Apples in recipes, I am building quite a collection now of recipes including apples, if you are a fan be sure to check these out too.
Here is just a selection
Apple & Walnut Loaf
Apple & Cinnamon Muffin
Grandmas Apple Pie
Glazed Apple & Cinnamon Soft Rolls
Apple Crunch Muffins
Be sure to check out these any many more by searching for Apple in my search function.
The ingredients for this one are all pantry basics, for the full list of ingredients and method scroll down further
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Brown Sugar
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Vegetable Oil
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Egg
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Buttermilk*
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Vanilla Essence
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Cinnamon
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Nutmeg
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Baking Soda
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Flour
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Apples
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White Sugar
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Butter
The recipe is in two parts, the batter for the cake and the crunch topping. You can of course omit the topping but it really does elevate the cake! You could also use a simple vanilla glaze if you prefer.
You will note from the ingredients above that this recipe calls for buttermilk. It is not an ingredient I often have on hand, but I can make it from just a few simple ingredients, milk and either white vinegar or lemon juice.
Buttermilk can be made by using the above ingredients to “sour” the milk. This makes the resulting cake lovely and soft, light and moist. The ratio for this is 1 cup of milk to 1 tablespoon of either white vinegar or lemon juice.
To make the cake itself, it is a one bowl cake, simply adding the ingredients in the order below and combining at each step. The cake takes around an hour to bake so allow time for that.
The topping is simply a combination of white sugar, cinnamon and cold butter, rubbed together then sprinkled over the cake before baking. This creates a delicious crunchy finish to the cake as it bakes.
This is a lovely cake served warm or cold, as an afternoon tea or as a dessert with a lovely vanilla yoghurt. I hope you enjoy this one as much as we do.
Here is my recipe for Apple Crunch Cake
Apple Crunch Cake
Delicious moist Apple Cake with a lovely crunchy topping
Ingredients
- 1½ Cups Brown Sugar, packed, 290 grams
- ⅓ Cup Vegetable Oil, 85 mls (I use Canola)
- 1 Egg
- 1 Cup Buttermilk, 250mls (or substitute 1 TBSP white vinegar or lemon + 1 Cup milk )
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 1.5 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon Nutmeg (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2½ Cups Plain White Flour, 350 grams
- 2 Cups Apples, peeled & diced, approximately 3-4 apples
Topping
- ½ Cup White Sugar, 125 grams
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon Cold Butter (approx 14 grams)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 160C Bake (325F)
- Prepare a medium sized cake tin or dish (23cm or 9”) with butter/spray on the base and sides and line with baking paper
- Prepare milk and vinegar if not using buttermilk, place 1 tablespoon white vinegar into a measuring cup and fill the cup to the top with milk. Set aside
- In a large bowl combine the brown sugar and oil and blend to combine (I just used a wooden spoon)
- To this add the egg and mix well,
- Stir in the buttermilk and vanilla essence and mix well
- Add the baking soda, cinnamon and flour and gently combine
- Peel and dice the apples into approx 1cm cubes and add to the batter and fold through
- Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the top
- In a small bowl add the ingredients for the topping and rub the butter through with your fingers until all incorporated and generously sprinkle over the top of the cake batter
- Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes or until a knife or skewer comes out clean with no damp batter remaining.
- Delicious served warm or cold
- Enjoy!
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Liz Hull says
Absolutely delicious, super easy & one pot…the trifecta😁 🙌 I made this Apple Crunch Cake today, it was out of the over 30 minutes & my husband was in his second slice! Thank you Anna, another perfect recipe 👌🏻
justamumnz says
That is such lovely feedback Liz, thank you.
Jan says
It was delicious. I would add maybe a teaspoon of salt to the recipe. We had it with ice cream.
Chef John says
Exactly what I was looking for. Baked exactly according to the recipe. The apple pie is really delicious!