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Apple & Almond Cake

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Servings 12 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Eggs at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter - melted
  • 1 cup applesauce - preferably unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup plain or all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Icing sugar for dusting
  • Crumble Topping
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 3/4 cup plain flour
  • 4 tbs brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • Pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup almonds or chopped walnuts for topping
  • 2 tbs honey

Instructions
 

  • Crumble Topping:
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter, sugars, cinnamon, salt and flour. Add the nuts and honey and combine until the mixtures creates crumbs. Set aside.
  • The Cake
  • Preheat your oven on 180'C 
  • Line the bottom of a 24 cm baking dish and lightly grease the sides.
  • Melt the butter in the microwave and set aside to cool down.
  • In a large mixing bowl add the melted butter, sugar, applesauce, eggs, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, almond flour and lastly plain flour. Combine mixture after the addition of each ingredient and whisk until combined. Once combined, stop whisking.
  • Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread the mixture around.
  • Lastly top with crumble topping.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool down completely before removing from the pan and serving.
  •  Dust with icing sugar (optional)