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Apple Loaf Cake with Honey

This is a fairly easy Apple Loaf Cake with Honey that only needs a few ingredients and requires minimal prep work. Simply mix together the batter and apple slices. Pour everything into a loaf pan and bake. While it's baking, have the jar of honey ready. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pour some honey all over the freshly-baked loaf. This was inspired by a previous blog post here on Asian in America. Serves 4 to 6.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine: American, Asian
Keyword: Apple Loaf Cake with Honey
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 274kcal
Author: Elizabeth Ann Quirino

Equipment

  • Oven-proof Loaf Pan : 9 x 5 inches

Ingredients

  • 1 cup softened unsalted butter or margarine
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 large whole apples, peeled, cored, sliced & seeded; use any variety; I use Fuji or red delicious apples

For crumb mixture:

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 4 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, at cold temperature

For topping:

  • 3 Tablespoons honey, to drizzle on cake

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
    Prepare a loaf pan ( 9 x 5 inches) by greasing it with baking spray. Place a piece of parchment paper that fits the bottom. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, using a hand or stand mixer, blend together the butter and sugar for 3 minutes till creamy. Set aside.
  • Separately, in a small bowl, blend the baking soda into the lemon juice. Let the baking soda dissolve well into this liquid. Add this to the cake batter in the mixer.
    Mix in the eggs, one at a time. Pour the vanilla. Mix for 2 minutes to blend ingredients.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, combine the flour and salt. Whisk together.
    Add these dry ingredients to the rest of the cake batter. Blend well for 2 minutes more.
    Turn off the mixer and add the sliced apples by hand. Combine well.

To make the crumb mixture:

  • In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon powder, brown sugar and chilled butter. Blend ingredients well till you have a soft paste. Set aside.

To assemble and bake the cake in loaf pan:

  • Pour half of the cake batter into the greased loaf pan. Fill pan only halfway through.
    Divide the crumb mixture into half. Spread half of crumb mixture all over the cake batter.
  • Pour the rest of the cake batter over the crumb mixture. Make sure the loaf pan is 2/3 full.
    Spread the remaining crumb mixture evenly on top.
    Bake cake in the preheated oven of 375 F for 50 to 55 minutes.
    Insert a cake tester at the center of the cake when time is up. If the tester comes clean, then the cake is done.

To add the topping:

  • Take the loaf cake out of the oven. While still warm, drizzle the top with honey. Slice and serve warm or chilled.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 288mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg