Irish Apple Cake
Irish Apple Cake isn't just easy to make but it's absolutely delicious as well. This traditional Irish dessert is great for St. Patrick's Day.
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 306kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoons cloves
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ground
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into pats
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 3 cups chopped Granny Smith apples about 4 Granny Smith Apples
- 2 whole eggs
- ¾ cup Milk
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar for topping cake
Instructions
- Peel the apples and chop them into ½-inch pieces.
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
- Grease and flour a 9" round springform pan.
- In a large bowl, sift the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cloves, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- Add the pats of butter into the flour and use a pasty cutter or a large fork to cut the butter into the flour mixture. Mash the butter into the flour until the mixture has small crumbles.
- Add the granulated sugar to the bowl followed by the chopped apples. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and milk together.
- Pour the egg mixture into the large bowl stirring to combine the ingredients evenly. The batter will be thick and lumpy.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared cake pan and flatten the top of the batter down using the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle the remaining granulated sugar over the top of the cake.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes. Test the center of the cake with a toothpick for doneness. The top of the cake should be golden brown.
- Allow the cake to cool for 20 minutes before removing it from the springform pan.
Notes
Substiute Granny Smith Apples for Honey Crisp or Jonagold apples.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 431IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2mg
