Irish Apple Cake for St. Paddy's Day!

 

The sweet juicy apples nestled in the 

delicious cake 

made a big hit here!

 

 

That awesome crumbly struesel topping makes the cake a glorious treat to enjoy with a "cuppa" to soothe your nerves any time!

  

 

Honey Crisp apple slices are layered on top of the prepared cake batter and then covered with a homemade streusel topping of bits of butter cut into the flour, cinnamon, oats, and sugar mixture.  

 

It seems more like a coffee cake to me, or closer to a quick bread, but it has the perfect touch of sweetness and it looks good too with it’s crackled streusel topping; but, no matter, it’s a tasty wonderful treat!  

 

 

 

This recipe from here is slightly adapted; the original recipe calls for Granny Smith apples.  I substituted Honeycrisp as to me the apples have the perfect mix of tart and sweet, while Granny Smith apples are on the tart side.  The Honeycrisps bake up tender and juicy, perfect for baking as well as snacking.  I also swapped Swerve sugar replacement for half of the sugar listed.  Then I added a little cinnamon to the streusel.  Salted butter is recommended for the cake.

 
 

 

I’m trying to arrive at a reason it’s called an  “Irish” apple cake.  I could find no historical explanation ~ perhaps it’s a traditional dessert found in Irish cuisine.  I’m hoping one of you will know and tell me…  

 

 

 

Serve it topped with a custard sauce, whipped cream, ice cream, or nothing—like we enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

Maybe a splash of good Irish whiskey should be added to the batter.  😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s a fantastic moist apple dessert for St. Patrick's Day or any time of the year, it’s truly delicious, and we loved it!

 

 

I will totally be making this again!!!

 

 

Enjoy!
 

 

Irish Apple Cake

Servings: 8

Prep time: 30 MinCooking time: 60 MinTotal time: 1 H & 30 M

This is a cake with apples nested in a delicious cake, perfect for St. Patrick's Day, or any day of the year!

Ingredients

FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING

• 6 tablespoons cold salted butter, plus more for the pan
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup sugar (I used half Swerve)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

FOR THE CAKE

• 1 stick salted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (I used half Swerve)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 Honeycrisp apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• Confectioner's sugar for dusting

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350˚.
2. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
3. 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 while you make the cake.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Bake the cake until the top is golden brown and crisp, 60 to 70 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before turning out of the pan onto a rack.
9. When ready to serve, dust the cake with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

Notes:

This is a slightly adapted recipe from Emma's Bigger Bolder Baking.

Salted butter is recommended for this cake. Gemma says, "That little bit of extra flavor really makes a difference.

https://pamsmidwestkitchenkorner.blogspot.com/2021/03/irish-apple-cake-for-st-paddys-day.html

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