Recipe adapted from taste.com.au

Irish apple cake recipe

Name: Irish apple cake recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 375g (2 1/2 cups) plain flour; 150g butter, chilled, chopped; 155g (3/4 cup) caster sugar, plus 55g (1/4 cup), extra; 8.00 gm baking powder; 1.25 gm ground cinnamon; 4 (about 750g) Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped (about 2-3cm pieces); 2 eggs; 60ml (1/4 cup) milk; Vanilla custard or double cream, to serve

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servings

10

prep time

20m

cook time

1h 10m

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Like pastry, you make the cake batter by rubbing the butter into the flour – it gives this easy apple cake an impossibly soft and buttery texture. Paired with the unique sugar crust on top, it's a next-level afternoon tea. Serve with plenty of custard or cream!

9 Ingredients

3 Method Steps

375g (2 1/2 cups) plain flour

150g butter, chilled, chopped

155g (3/4 cup) caster sugar, plus 55g (1/4 cup), extra

8.00 gm baking powder

1.25 gm ground cinnamon

4 (about 750g) Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped (about 2-3cm pieces)

2 eggs

60ml (1/4 cup) milk

Vanilla custard or double cream, to serve

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Invert base of a 22cm (base size) round springform pan. Grease the base with melted butter then line with baking paper. Secure the base back in pan, allowing paper to overhang the edge. Grease side of pan.

Step 2

Place the flour and butter in a large bowl. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add the sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir until well combined. Add the apple and stir until well combined. Whisk together the eggs and milk in a jug. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Spoon the cake mixture into prepared pan. Use the back of a spoon to firmly press and spread mixture over base. Sprinkle the top with the extra sugar.

Step 3

Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Set aside in the pan for 10 minutes to cool slightly. Transfer to serving plate and serve with custard or cream.