Apple Crunch Cake

This recipe makes a delicious cake, especially during the fall when apple and cinnamon flavors capture the season. I brought this cake to Mom's house for a regular Saturday night. It was a hit with most there. Although not all the kids like cinnamon, all the adults liked the cake.

I used two apples to make this cake, but I could have used another apple to add to the apple flavor. The one addition that I made to the recipe was to use one teaspoon of vanilla in the batter. Good vanilla always improves baked goods. The recipe calls for using an 8X8 square pan, but I do not have that size pan, so I used an 8-inch round pan. My cake ended up being taller than the cake likely should be. The recipe could be easily doubled to use a 13X9 pan.

Apple Crumb Cake 

• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cup thinly sliced peeled apple

For the crumb mixture:

• 1/4 cup raw or regular sugar
  
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter

Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk, vanilla, and melted butter. Add the wet ingredients to the flour ingredients, mixing only until the dry ingredients are moistened. In a separate bowl, prepare the crumb mixture by mixing the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until coarse crumbs form.

Spread half the batter in a greased 8X8 inch square pan. Arrange apple slices on the batter and sprinkle with half the crumb mixture. Spread the rest of the batter over the apples and sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture on the top of the cake. Bake at 400 for 35 minutes or until done. Enjoy!