Ingredients

Makes : 14 – 16 servings

• For the Streusel
• 60g plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 175g dark brown soft sugar
• 30g butter, softened
• 4 tablespoons chopped walnuts

• For the Cake
• 175g butter, softened
• 200g caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 250ml soured cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 375g plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 2 tablespoons apple jam

Directions to make the Apple Streusel Cake

• For the Streusel: Mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, dark brown soft sugar, butter and walnuts until crumbly. Set aside.
• For the Cake: Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, then soured cream and vanilla. In another bowl, stir together the flour, salt and baking powder. Beat into the creamed mixture.
• Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured tube cake tin. Sprinkle with half the streusel mixture. Arrange apples on top and dot with jam. Pour over remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining streusel.
• Bake the cake at 180 C / Gas 4 oven for 1 hour or until it tests done with a skewer. Transfer to a rack to cool.

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