Don’t let the list of ingredients fool you. This recipe is simple, inexpensive and, by far, the most extraordinary apple cake you will ever have.
I purposely made the cake slightly less sweet than ordinary ‘coffee cake’-like desserts, because I wanted the apple to shine through, and it certainly won’t let you down. Use your favorite sweet, hard apple in this recipe and it’ll be fantastic.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup apple cider reduction*
- 1/2 stick butter, melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 large or 2 small Liberty apples, peeled, cored and diced
For the Topping
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
Preparation
- 1 Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Spray nonstick cooking spray into a 9-inch pie pan. You can opt for a 9-inch square pan if desired.
- 2 In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and cinnamon, mixing well. Stir in the apple cider reduction, melted butter and egg until just blended, lumps are fine.
- 3 Transfer to the prepared pie pan. Evenly spread the diced apples over the top. In a small bowl, combine all topping ingredients and even sprinkle over the top of the apples.
- 4 Every bit of the topping must be damp so if you need more melted butter, add a tablespoon at a time, but it should be fine the way it is.
- 5 Bake 30-35 minutes, or until firm in the center when touched. Remove to rack to cool for just a little bit, we want to serve this beauty warm.
- 6 While waiting, make your glaze by combining all ingredients and mixing until smooth. Start out with 2 tablespoons milk and add more if needed to drizzle.
- 7 * I chose to boil 2 cups apple cider until it reduced to make 1 cup, about 10 minutes on high heat. It is tremendously sweet and potent, perfect for this cake. If you don't have the time, nor inclination, I suggest 1 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed. Or maybe a cup of maple syrup is your thing? It is all good
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