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Applesauce Crumb Cake Recipe

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This Applesauce Crumb Cake is a moist and flavorful treat combining the natural sweetness of unsweetened applesauce with a spiced crumb topping made from oats, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Perfect for breakfast or dessert, this 10-serving cake is baked to golden perfection with warming spices like nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon enhancing every bite.

Ingredients

Crumb Topping

  • 50 gr Unsalted Butter, melted
  • 50 gr Plain / All-Purpose Flour
  • 50 gr Rolled Oats
  • 50 gr Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

Applesauce Cake

  • 225 gr Plain / All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 pinch Fine Table Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Clove
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • 120 gr Unsalted Butter, soft at room temperature
  • 120 gr Light Brown Sugar
  • 2 large Eggs, at room temperature
  • 240 gr Unsweetened Applesauce

Instructions

  1. Prepare Crumb Topping: Melt the butter and set it aside to cool. In a medium bowl, combine flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Pour the cooled melted butter over the dry ingredients and mix gently until all are coated. Use your fingers to press and break the mixture into small crumbs. Chill the crumb topping in the fridge while preparing the cake.
  2. Preheat Oven and Prepare Pan: Set the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line the bottom of a 22 cm (8.5-inch) springform pan with baking paper and set aside.
  3. Mix Dry Ingredients for Cake: In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ground clove, and nutmeg. Set this mixture aside.
  4. Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl or stand mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the soft butter and light brown sugar on medium speed for 3 to 5 minutes until fluffy and pale.
  5. Add Eggs: Add eggs one at a time, mixing on medium-low speed until fully incorporated after each addition.
  6. Incorporate Applesauce and Dry Ingredients: Whisk in the applesauce until combined. Then gradually add the dry ingredients, mixing at low speed just until no streaks of flour remain, forming a thick batter.
  7. Assemble the Cake: Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan. Use an offset spatula or the back of a spoon to smooth the top evenly.
  8. Add Crumb Topping: Remove the crumb topping from the fridge and break any solid chunks into pea-sized crumbs. Sprinkle it evenly over the cake batter.
  9. Bake: Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for about 35 minutes, or until the cake has risen, the crumbs are golden brown, and a knife or skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
  10. Cool and Serve: Transfer the cake to a wire rack and cool completely before removing from the pan. Optionally dust with icing sugar. Serve warm or cold.

Notes

  • You can press the crumb topping mixture firmly between your fingers to help form small crumbs that stay nicely on top of the cake.
  • Add eggs one at a time to ensure they incorporate evenly and avoid curdling.
  • Check doneness by inserting a clean knife or skewer; it should come out clean without wet batter.

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