Buttery Apple Cake

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Servings:
8

This moist apple cake features a sweet, crackly golden topping.

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • Vegetable-oil cooking spray

  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

  • 1 pound Granny Smith apples, peeled and shredded on the large holes of a box grater (about 2 cups)

  • ½ cup sugar

  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 6 tablespoons whole milk

  • ¼ cup vegetable oil

  • 2 large eggs

For the Topping

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

  • cup sugar

  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • Heavy cream, for serving

Directions

  1. Make the cake: Preheat oven to 325. Coat an 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray; dust with flour, tapping out excess. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Spread apples in pan; set aside.

  2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, oil, and eggs in a medium bowl until smooth. Pour over apples. Bake until set and pale golden brown, about 40 minutes.

  3. Make the topping: Stir together butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a small bowl. Remove cake from oven, and pour topping over cake. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan, and transfer cake to a serving plate. Serve slices drizzled with cream.

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