Description
This apple streusel cake recipe combines a tender, buttery cake, spiced crumbly Streusel adorned with tart apple slices, and a melt-in-your-mouth dulce de leche drizzle.
Equipment needed:
- Large bowl
- Medium bowl
- Small bowl
- Round springform pan or square pan.
- Pastry blender (also known as a pastry cutter)
- Rubber spatula
- Use an electric hand mixer (if desired), but you can easily make this cake by hand using a whisk and a rubber spatula, as shown in the pictures.
Ingredients
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Ingredients for the Cake Batter
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tbsp Butter softened at room temperature
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt (sour cream is a suitable substitute)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Ingredients for the Streusel (crumb topping):
- 1/4 cup of All-purpose Flour
- 2 tablespoons of Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon of Ground Cloves
- 2 tablespoons of salted Butter, cold and cubed.
Ingredients for the Topping
- 2 cups thinly sliced, unpeeled fresh apples (tart apples like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady work great)
- 3 tablespoons of Dulce de Leche + 1 tablespoon water (to soften). I use La Lechera.
Instructions
Make the Cake Batter
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease the cake pan.
- In a medium bowl, create the flour mixture. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the six tablespoons of the softened Butter and sugar until light. Add yogurt, eggs, and vanilla, and blend well.
- Alternately add the dry ingredients and butter mixture.
- Beat well but gently after each addition. This ensures a tender cake.
- Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
Make the Cinnamon Streusel Topping
- In a small bowl, combine streusel ingredients well except Butter.
- Cut in 2 tablespoons of cold Butter until crumbly using a pastry cutter or a large fork.
- Ensure all ingredients are mixed well, and you have a well-integrated streusel.
Instructions for the Apples and Dulce de Leche Cake Toppings
- Sprinkle half of the streusel topping over the batter.
- Thinly slice the unpeeled apples into approximately 1/8 thick slices.
- Arrange apple slices over the batter, staggering them in a circular shape starting from the outside and making your way to the middle of the cake.
- Sprinkle the remaining streusel topping over the apples.
- Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack
- In a microwave-safe bowl, combine dulce de leche and water and microwave for 20-30 seconds.
- Drizzle over the apple cake. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 347
- Sugar: 27.8 g
- Sodium: 236.3 mg
- Fat: 13.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 51.1 g
- Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 5.8 g