Today we are going to prepare a cake that tastes like autumn: crumble cake with apples and walnuts. Simple, fragrant, and incredibly delicious. An intoxicating aroma, a rustic flavor, and above all a delicious cinnamon crumble on top.
Perfect to accompany a cup of tea. You’ll see that it will rightfully enter the list of your favorite apple cakes and this autumn you’ll be baking it continuously! It is an excellent comfort food to enjoy at any time of the day, either for breakfast or for a healthy and genuine snack.
I thank the blog La tana del coniglio for the recipe.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 8People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 418.02 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 37.91 (g) of which sugars 18.56 (g)
- Proteins 6.17 (g)
- Fat 27.61 (g) of which saturated 6.04 (g)of which unsaturated 15.02 (g)
- Fibers 2.69 (g)
- Sodium 168.15 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 125 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
INGREDIENTS FOR CRUMBLE CAKE WITH APPLES AND WALNUTS
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup walnuts (shelled)
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 apples
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 lemon zest (grated)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Tools
- 1 Stand Mixer
PREPARATION OF CRUMBLE CAKE WITH APPLES AND WALNUTS
Peel the apples and cut them into pieces. Blend them with the oil until you obtain a cream.
Chop the walnuts until they become flour-like.
In a stand mixer, whip the eggs with the sugar until you get a foamy mixture. Add the apple cream, chopped walnuts, grated lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Mix well.Mix the flours, baking powder, and salt and add everything to the mixture. Mix well. Pour the mixture into the greased and floured pan and level well.
Now prepare the crumble by mixing melted butter, flour, sugar, and cinnamon. You should obtain a crumbly mixture to be distributed over the entire surface of the cake. Bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for about 30-35 minutes.
Let it cool and then unmold.
Adriana’s Advice
It can be kept for several days in a cake container.
