Irish Apple Cake
Irish Apple Cake is a simple cake recipe that is packed full of apples & just perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. This is a hit for any apple lover.
Servings 12 slices
Ingredients
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3-4 Granny Smith apples
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray 8 or 9" round baking pan with cooking spray. (I like Bakers Joy for cakes -I don't recommend any larger pan as the cake will be too thin)
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cloves, nutmeg & cinnamon in large bowl.
- Using pastry cutter- cut butter into dry mixture until it resembles fine bread crumbs.
- Add sugar & mix through.
- Peel & slice apples into thin wedges & toss in flour mixture - coating apples.
- In a separate small bowl - beat eggs & milk - add to apple mixture.
- Toss & stir well to fully moisten flour. Should result in a very sticky dough.
- Transfer to prepared pan.
- Flatten top of surface & sprinkle with remaining sugar.
- Bake 45-55 minutes or until toothpick test is clean.
- Cool on wire rack.