Irish Apple Cake Recipe with Vanilla Custard Sauce
Try this tempting Irish Apple Cake with Vanilla Custard Sauce that is perfect for any after meal dessert or on St Patrick's Day!
Servings: 12
Prep Time: 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour
Total Time: 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Ingredients
For the Cake:
4cupsof all-purpose flour
1cupof sugar + 3 tablespoons
1tablespoonof baking powder
½teaspoonof Kosher salt
½teaspoonof nutmeg
½teaspoonof cinnamon
8ouncesof unsalted butter
2each peeled, cored and sliced granny smith and golden delicious apples
2extra large eggs
1 ½cupsof whole milk
For the Custard:
4egg yolks
1cupof whole milk
½cupof sugar
1teaspoonof vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°.
Cake: Cream together the flour, 1 cup of sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and butter until the butter is the size of rice. Fold in the apples.
In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs and milk and then combine it into the flour-butter mixture until combined. It should resemble a thick dough.
Transfer the mixture to a 9” greased spring form pan and bake in the oven at 375° for 40 to 50 minutes or until golden brown on top and firm in the center.
Cool completely to room temperature before slicing and serving.
Custard: Whisk together the egg yolks in a medium size bowl. Set aside.
Heat the milk and sugar in a medium size pan over medium heat just until lightly boiling.
Slowly pour the mixture into the bowl with the eggs while continually stirring and then pour the mixture back to the pan over low heat and stir until it becomes very thick, think alfredo sauce.
Finish by whisking in the vanilla and then pour a small amount over a cooled slice of cake.