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Irish Apple Cake

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 3 cups self-rising flour
  • 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 stick butter cubed
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 4 apples of choice peeled and cubed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • Topping:
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • Custard:
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease and flour 9-inch round springform pan.
  • To make cake: In large bowl, sift flour with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger. Using fork, cut butter until mixture resembles crumbs. Add sugar and apples; mix well. Stir in eggs and half-and-half until mixture reaches thick, dough-like batter. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • To make topping: In bowl, mix butter, flour and sugar to create crumbled mixture. Sprinkle on top of batter in pan. Bake 1 hour. Check with toothpick to make sure middle is completely done. If not, bake 5-10 minutes. Let cool on rack.
  • To make custard: Whisk egg yolks and sugar. In saucepan, bring half-and-half to boil. Add one spoonful half-and-half at a time to egg mixture, whisking while adding. Once whisked together, return to saucepan and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla.
  • Serve custard over cake.
Keyword: dessert, holiday, St. Patrick's Day