Apple Crumble Custard Cake: Rustic Autumn Bliss

Apple Crumble Custard Cake: Rustic Autumn Bliss…

Apple Crumble Custard Cake is a very quick dessert to make, ideal when you need to make a cake and are on a tight schedule.

The Apple Crumble Custard Cake is really good: it is flavored with lemon peel, and, unlike other recipes, it has a fairly soft texture and accompanies very well the filling, prepared with a rather thick custard, similar to a pudding, and soft apples cut into chunks!

Ingredients:

For the crumble:

• 2 1/2 cups (300g) All-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (100g) Sugar
• 1/2 cup (100g) Unsalted butter
• 1 pinch Salt
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp (5g) Baking powder

For the custard:

• 1/4 cup (50g) All-purpose flour or cornstarch
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 cup (100g) Sugar
• 2 cups (500ml) Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Additional:

• 2 Apples, diced
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 tbsp Sugar

How to make Apple Crumble Custard Cake:

1. Cut the apples into small pieces, put them in a small pan with the juice of half a lemon and a tablespoon of sugar. Cook for about 10 minutes, then let cool and set aside.
2. Prepare the custard: In a bowl, mix cold milk with flour or cornstarch using a whisk. Add eggs, sugar, and vanillin. Stir until completely blended.
3. Place a strainer over a pan and pour the cream mixture through it. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Boil for a couple of minutes, then turn off the heat.
4. Transfer the cream to a bowl and cover it “skin-on” with foil. Allow to cool.
5. Melt the butter in a small saucepan or microwave.
6. In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, sifted baking powder, a pinch of salt, and grated lemon peel. Add the cooled melted butter and egg, working quickly with your hands until large crumbs form.
7. Line a 22-24 cm diameter cake pan with baking paper. Press 2/3 of the dough into the pan.
8. Spoon the cooled cream over the base, leaving about 1 cm from the edges.
9. Place the apple cubes on top of the cream.
10. Put the remaining crumbled pastry on top without pressing.
11. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350 °F) for 30 minutes.
12. Let cool and serve.