Best 5 Irish Apple Cake Recipes

TRADITIONAL IRISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 8-1/2x11-inch lasagna dish or roasting pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Beat butter and sugar together in another bowl using an electric mixer until light and soft. Beat in 1 egg then 1 tablespoon of the flour mixture. Repeat twice more. Fold in two-thirds of the remaining flour. Stir in milk; fold in the rest of the flour.
• Spread 1/2 the batter into the bottom of the prepared dish. Distribute apple slices on top and cover with remaining batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees (163 degrees C). Continue baking until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 30 minutes more.

IRISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat in egg yolks, butter, and lemon zest until dough is thoroughly mixed.
• Mix applesauce, cinnamon, and cloves together in a small bowl.
• Press half the dough into the prepared baking pan; spread applesauce mixture over dough in a layer. Top with remaining dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is browned, 40 to 45 minutes.

IRISH APPLE CRUMBLE CAKE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 360°F, grease and line a 8-inch cake tin with a removable base. With an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until they are incorporated. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until you have a thick cake batter. Stir in the apple slices and pour the batter into the cake tin. The batter will be thick, so use a spatula to spread across the base of the tin. Using a hand blender with a food processor attachment, blend the ingredients for the crumble topping until you get left with rough crumbs. You can also do this by hand in a bowl using your fingertips to combine the ingredients together. Sprinkle the crumble topping on top of the batter. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

IRISH APPLE CAKE WITH CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter and flour an 8- inch or 9-inch cake pan; set aside.
• 2. FOR THE IRISH APPLE CAKE: In a very large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, ginger and nutmeg for 20 seconds. Rub the butter pieces into the flour mixture until it resembles fine crumbs. Stir in 1 cup sugar.
• 3. Cut each apple into wedges about 1/4-inch thick, then cut each apple wedge into 3 pieces. Add apple pieces to the flour mixture and toss well, and separate apple pieces that stick together.
• 4. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla until blended. Pour milk mixture over apple/flour mixture, and toss just until blended (the batter should be thick and it's OK if it's slightly lumpy, but avoid over-mixing).
• 5. Pour batter into prepared baking pan, using a spatula to spread it in an even layer. In a small bowl stir together cinnamon with remaining 2 Tbsp sugar, and sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake in preheated oven 45 to 50 minutes until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool 5 minutes in the pan, then invert onto serving platter. Serve (warm or cooled) with sweet cream or custard sauce poured over each slice.
• 6. FOR THE CUSTARD SAUCE: Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat, and bring just to a light boil (watch it carefully, remove it from the heat if it starts to boil rapidly).
• 7. Meanwhile, add egg yolks and sugar to a medium mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer for about 30 seconds or until pale and fluffy. Reduce heat to medium-low. Slowly pour the egg yolk mixture, whisking it frequently, into 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture. Then, while whisking milk in saucepan slowly pour egg yolk mixture into saucepan. Cook the custard mixture, whisking constantly, until thickened but still thin enough to pour, about 3 to 4 minutes (over-heating can cause the eggs to curdle). Immediately pour into a glass measuring cup, stir in vanilla, and whisk about 20 seconds to cool slightly, then cover with plastic wrap pressing against surface to prevent a skin from forming. Serve warm or cooled, drizzled over the cooled Irish Apple Cake. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container.

ULTIMATE IRISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F
• 2. Generously grease an 8-inch square cake pan.
• 3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• 4. Add the egg, apples, nuts, and vanilla and stir well.
• 5. Sift in the dry ingredients and mix well.
• 6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake about 45 minutes, until the cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 7. Remove from oven and let the cake set in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan.
• 8. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.