Apple Streusel Cake features a deliciously moist sponge cake with Apples and a Spiced Crumble topping. It is a cake that is found in bakeries all over Germany and is usually served with Coffee.
Apple Streusel Cake
Last year around this time I was in a group where a bunch of people were raving about a German Streusel Apple Cake.
Sadly I was all apple'd out by then having tested and retested some Apple recipes for the weeks prior to said post.
So I left it till this year and I wish I hadn't waited because this cake is sooo good. You simply have to make it!
Best apples for Apple Streusel Cake
You want a firm apple that won't turn to mush as it bakes. As always, tart apples work well.
So I recommend Bramley or Granny Smith.
Other Fruits that work
This Apple Streusel or Crumble Cake as my kids call it, works well with a number of fruits. Such as:
Pears
Peaches
Plums
Berries
Ingredients in Apple Streusel Cake
Butter
Light Brown Sugar
Lemon Juice
Granulated Sugar
Eggs
Plain Flour
Baking Powder
Salt
Cinnamon
Buttermilk or Milk. Or make your own by mixing the same quantity of Milk with 1 tsp Lemon Juice and setting aside for 10 minutes.
Apples
Demerera Sugar
How to make it
Preheat the oven to 180C/ Gas Mark 4.
Peel and core the apples,and cut into chunks. Squeeze over Lemon Juice and set aside.
Place the batter into the prepared tin. Spread evenly.
Add the streusel topping from the fridge spreading evenly.
Serve warm with a cuppa.
You can add a dusting of icing sugar or a drizzle of cream or dollop for a thicker variety.
How to serve it
It is delicious served warm with Tea or Coffee and perfect to use up surplus apples.
It can be served with a dollop of Cream but I prefer it just as it is.
Prep in advance
You can prepare this German apple cake a day in advance.
It is best to keep the streusel topping and cake batter separate until just before baking.
How to Store
This cake is best served fresh on the day or the day after.
It can be frozen - Tightly wrap it in 2 layers of clingfilm and a layer of foil once cooled. Then place in a ziplock bag. It will keep for up to 4 months.
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Apple Streusel Cake
Apple Streusel Cake features a deliciously moist sponge cake with Apples and a Spiced Crumble topping. It is a cake that is found in bakeries all over Germany and is usually served with Coffee.
Ingredients
- 300 g Apples I used Bramley
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 115 g Unsalted Butter
- 150 g Light Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 210 g Plain Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- Pinch Salt
- ¾ tsp Ground Cinnamon Adjust according to your taste
- 50 ml Buttermilk See notes on how to make your own
Streusal
- 100 g Butter
- 50 g Granulated Sugar
- 50 g Demerera Sugar Turbinado
- ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 150 g Plain Flour
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180C/ Gas Mark 4.
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Peel and core the apples, and cut into 1 cm chunks. Squeeze over Lemon Juice and set aside.
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For the Cake, beat butter and sugar till pale. Around 5 minutes. Add Eggs 1 by 1 mixing between each one. Fold in Plain Flour, Baking Powder, Salt and Cinnamon. Stir in the Buttermilk. Add Apples and fold in gently.
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Place the batter into the prepared tin. Spread evenly.
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Make the streusel topping by combining all the ingredients for the stresual in a bowl and rubbing together to form breadcrumbs. Add the streusel topping on top.
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Bake for 40 - 55 minutes. The time depends on apples used and the amount of water they may release. Check if the cake is done by inserted a skewer into the middle. If it comes out clean, the cake will be done.
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You can add a dusting of icing sugar or a drizzle of cream or dollop for a thicker variety.
Recipe Notes
Best apples for Apple Streusel Cake
You want a firm apple that won't turn to mush as it bakes. As always, tart apples work well.
So I recommend Bramley or Granny Smith.
Other Fruits that work
This Apple Streusel or Crumble Cake as my kids call it, works well with a number of fruits. Such as:
Pears
Peaches
Plums
Berries
How to serve it
It is delicious served warm with Tea or Coffee and perfect to use up surplus apples.
It can be served with a dollop of Cream but I prefer it just as it is.
Prep in advance
You can prepare this German apple cake a day in advance.
It is best to keep the streusel topping and cake batter separate until just before baking.
How to Store
This cake is best served fresh on the day or the day after.
It can be frozen - Tightly wrap it in 2 layers of clingfilm and a layer of foil once cooled. Then place in a ziplock bag. It will keep for up to 4 months.
Streusel
I did add too little Flour in mine when I made it for the photos and then adjusted the quantity to make a crumblier top.
Buttermilk
If you can't find this, make your own my adding the same amount of Milk to a cup with 1 tsp of Lemon Juice and setting aside for 10 minutes.
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