Warm Apple Crumble Cake

Name: Warm Apple Crumble Cake
Yield: Makes 8 Servings
Ingredients: ¾ cup granulated sugar; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¾ teaspoon baking soda; 1 rounded teaspoon baking powder; 1¾ cups plus 2 tablespoons cake flour (not self-rising), spooned lightly into the measuring cup; Grated zest of 1 lemon; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice, or a mixture of ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, and ground cloves; ¼ cup walnut pieces; ⅓ cup all-purpose flour, or more as needed; ¼ cup packed light brown sugar; ¼ cup granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 3 large eggs; 2 apples, peeled, quartered, cored, quarters halved crosswise, and then sliced; ¾ cup buttermilk; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted; ⅔ cup shredded coconut (half of a 3½-ounce can); Premium vanilla ice cream, for serving

Preparation info

Makes
8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Get in There and Cook

By Richard Sax

Published 1997

About

This is a tender butter cake topped with apples and then with a crumbled coconut streusel—almost a cake version of apple crisp.

Ingredients

Cake

1¾ cups plus 2 tablespoons cake flour (not self-rising), spooned lightly into the measuring cup
1 rounded teaspoon

Snack
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter or coat a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle in a little flour; tap the side of the pan and rotate to coat the bottom and sides. Tap out the excess flour and set the pan aside.
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