The Irish Apple Cake My Family Makes Every St. Patrick's Day
- Prep
- 35 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 95 min
- Serves
- 10
- Calories
- 372 kcal
- Carbs
- 50.00 g
Ingredients
- 1/2 cupunsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
- 2 largeeggs
- 3 Tbspwhole milk or cream
- 1 1/4 cupsall-purpose flour
- 1 tspbaking powder
- 1 tspcinnamon
- 1/8 tspsalt
- 3Granny Smith apples (peeled and thinly sliced)
- confectioner's sugarfor dusting
- 3/4 cupall-purpose flour
- 1/4 cupold-fashioned rolled oats
- 6 Tbspunsalted cold butter ((cut in small pieces))
- 6 Tbspgranulated sugar
- 6 largeegg yolks
- 1 1/2 cupswhole milk (can also use half and half or cream)
- 1 1/2 tspvanilla
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a 9 inch springform pan.
- 2
Bring the milk to a simmer over medium heat. Meanwhile whisk the yolks and sugar until well combined. Drizzle a little of the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking all the time...
- 3
Blend the bits of butter into the flour, sugar, and oats until the butter is incorporated and the mixture has a coarse crumbly texture. Put in the refrigerator.
- 4
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- 5
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the butter/sugar mixture, along with the milk or cream.
- 6
Spoon the batter into your prepared pan, and smooth out evenly. Top with the sliced apples, and then the streusel topping. Bake for about 50 minutes to an hour...
- 7
Let cool a bit in the pan before removing. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.