Rustic Apple Cake

Rustic Apple Cake

INGREDIENTS

Cake

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• pinch Salt
• 3/4 Cup granulated sugar
• 1 Large Firm apple, with peel, cored and chopped
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Topping

• 1 Small firm apple, with peel, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• icing sugar (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 8-inch round cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper, cut to size. Grease parchment paper; set aside.
2. In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and sugar. stir in chopped apples; set aside.
3. In seperate medium bowl, whisk eggs with oil and yogurt until smooth. Whisk in flower mixture in a few additions. just until combined. (do not overmix) Pour batter into prepared cake pan, smoothing top.

Topping

1. Working with a few at a time, apples slices over batter. In a small bowl, using your hands, mix flour with granulated and brown sugars and butter until mixture resembles course crumbs. sprinkle around apples.
2. Bake until cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out almost clean, with just a few crumbs, about 45 minutes. Carefully unmold cake and sprinkle with icing sugar, if using.