Nothing warms us up like a slice of warm apple pie.

Instead of apple pie, this time, we’re making a decadent apple crumble cake. This recipe is part of a series to honour World Egg Day on October 14th. Celebrating the buzzing apple orchards in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada during the fall, Chef Lynn Crawford’s Apple Orchard Crumb Cake is the perfect addition to any seasonal table spread.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Baking Time: 1 hour

Serves: 8

Ingredients

Crumble 

⅓ cup (75 mL) quick-cooking oats

½ cup (125 mL) all-purpose flour

¼ cup (60 mL) brown sugar

¼ tsp (1.25 mL) salt

¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter, softened

Apple Filling

3 cups (750 mL) McIntosh apples, peeled or unpeeled, seeded and diced

1 cup (60 mL) brown sugar

2 tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice

Cake

1 ¼ (310 mL) cup all-purpose flour

½ tsp (2.5 mL) ground cinnamon

½ tsp (2.5 mL) baking soda

½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, softened

¾ cup (175 mL) brown sugar

2 eggs

¼ cup (60 mL) sour cream

Icing sugar, for dusting

Caramel sauce, for drizzling (optional)

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter the sides of an 8-inch (30 cm) springform pan with a removable bottom and line the bottom with parchment paper.

Step 2

To make the crumble, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and combine just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Set aside.

Step 3

To create the apple filling, combine the diced and peeled apples, brown sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Set aside.

Step 4

To make the cake, combine the flour, cinnamon and baking soda in a bowl.

Step 5

In another bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Add the eggs, one at a time and beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients alternating with adding the sour cream until smooth. 

Step 6 

Pour the batter into the springform pan. Drain the apple filling slightly and arrange it over the cake batter in the pan. Top with the crumble.

Step 7 

Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Let cool slightly before unmoulding. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 8

Once the cake has completely cooled, generously dust with icing sugar and/or drizzle with caramel sauce.