Chocolate Apple Cake
This chocolate apple crumb cake is a throwback to the cake my mum used to make when I was young. It was one of my favourite recipes, once you've made a chocolate apple cake you won't go back!
Why This Recipe Works
- Easy to make.
- Serve it warm with ice cream as a dessert or cold in a lunchbox.
- A light yet, moist chocolate cake.
Ingredients you will need
To make my chocolate apple cake with crumb topping you will need
Crumble topping
- Rolled Oats
- Almonds
- Brown Sugar
- Butter
Apple Cake
- Cocoa
- Mixed spice
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Apples
- Eggs
- Oil
Ingredient Notes and Substitutes
- Crumble topping: This can be left out entirely
- Almonds: This can be substituted for walnuts or pecans.
- Rolled Oats: This can be substituted for plain flour in the crumble topping.
- Butter: This can be substituted for coconut oil for the crumble topping
- Mellow olive oil: Can be substituted for melted butter in the cake
- Mixed spice: Can be substituted for cinnamon
Step by step instructions
Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Chocolate Apple Crumb Cake Recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.
Prep: Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius (360 Fahrenheit), and line a cake tin. I use a 21 cm square cake tin.
Step one: Place all the crumble topping ingredients in your food processor, and pulse until a crumble topping forms. Set the topping aside.
Step two: Sift the flour, cocoa, mixed spice and baking soda (be sure to crush any large lumps of baking soda) into a large mixing bowl.
Step three: Add the second measure of brown sugar and use a whisk or fork to combine it with the other dry ingredients.
Step four: Grate the apples and add to dry ingredients, oil, and eggs. Combine with a wooden spoon.
Step five: Spoon the cake batter into your prepared cake tin, and sprinkle on the crumble topping.
Step six: Bake for 25-30 minutes until the centre of the cake springs back when pressed.
Enjoy!
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Top Tips
Here is how you can enjoy this chocolate apple cake with your family!
- First off the baking soda works so well as a rising agent in this recipe... BUT be very careful that it is well sifted so that you don't get any awful baking soda lumps!
- Serve this chocolate apple cake warm with ice cream for dessert.
- But don't forget that it's also just as yummy cold, my kids love it in their lunchboxes. If your school is nut-free you can skip the nuts in the crumble.
FAQs
If the apples are grated like in this recipe, any apples will be fine. If the apples are cubed and you want them to hold their shape look for a cooking apple such as a granny smith.
Once cooled this chocolate apple cake will store for up to three days in an airtight container. It can also be frozen in an airtight container.
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Chocolate Apple Cake
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Ingredients
Topping
- 50 g brown sugar ¼ cup packed
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 25 g butter (chilled) Coconut oil in its solid form can be used as an alternative.
- 20 g almond 2-3 Tablespoons
- 20 g rolled oats 2 Tablespoons
Cake
- 2 apples large
- 120 ml olive oil (mild) ½ cup. This can be substituted for 125g of melted butter or 125g of melted coconut oil.
- 2 eggs
- 150 g brown sugar ¾ cup (packed)
- 240 g plain flour 1 ½ cups
- 2 Tablespoons cocoa 2 Tablespoons
- 2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius (360 Fahrenheit) , and line a cake tin. I use a 21 cm square cake tin.
- Place all the crumble topping ingredients in your food processor, pulse until a crumble topping forms. Set the topping aside.
- Sift the flour, cocoa,mixed spice and baking soda (being sure to crush any large lumps of baking soda) into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the second measure of brown sugar and use a whisk or fork to combine it with the other dry ingredients.
- Grate the apples, and add to dry ingredients along with the oil and eggs.
- Combine with a wooden spoon.
- Spoon the cake batter into your prepared cake tin, and sprinkle on the crumble topping.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the centre of the cake springs back when pressed.
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