Friday, January 2, 2015

Apple (and Blueberry) Crumble Cake

  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 4 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup ground almonds
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 50 grams of melted butter
  • 100 butter or margarine softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 100 ml milk
  • 1 punnet of blueberries (optional)
  1. Combine 1/3 cup apple juice and cornflour 
  2. Heat 2/3 cup apple juice, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla and bring to boil
  3. Thicken with cornflour mixed with apple juice
  4. Stir until thick
  5. Add apple slices and stir to coat
  6. Combine first measure of flour, almonds and sugar
  7. Add first measure of melted butter
  8. Rub to form a crumble consistency
  9. Cream softened butter and sugar
  10. Add egg and beat
  11. Fold in flour and baking powder and add milk
  12. Spread base mixture into a tin and spread apple filling over top and crumble over that
  13. Bake for 70 minutes
  14. If desired cover top with blueberries and sprinkle with icing sugar

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