Irish Apple Cake
Description
This is a great dessert to make for St. Patrick's Day or anytime. The streusel topping and custard sauce make it fabulously delicious!
Ingredients
cake:
3-4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 c. sugar
2 large eggs
3 T. milk or cream
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking powder
3/4 t.- 1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/8 t. salt
confectioner's sugar, for dusting
streusel topping:
3/4 c. flour
1/4 c. old-fashioned rolled oats
6 T. unsalted cold butter, cut in small pieces
1/2 c. sugar
custard sauce:
6 large egg yolks
6 T. sugar
1 1/2 c. whole milk
1 1/2 t. vanilla
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Make custard sauce first. Bring milk to a simmer over medium heat. Whisk the yolks and sugar until pale. Drizzle a little of the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Drizzle a little more, then transfer that back into the pan of hot milk. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the back of a spoon. Do nott overcook or it can curdle. Stir in the vanilla. Refrigerate sauce until needed.
streusel topping:
Blend the pieces of butter into the flour, sugar, and oats until butter is incorporated and the mixture has a coarse crumbly texture. Refrigerate.
cake:
Grease a 9 inch round springform pan.
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Fold in the flour, spices, salt and milk or cream.
Spoon batter into the pan, and smooth out evenly. Top with the sliced apples, and then the streusel topping.
Bake for about 50-60 minutes , until top is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool a little in the pan before removing. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.