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apple loaf cake with a crumb topping
Tonya Staab

Apple Loaf Cake

A delicious apple loaf cake you can make year-round.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Breakfast

Ingredients
  

Loaf cake
  • 2 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups apples
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
Topping
  • 2 tbsp white whole wheat flour
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tbs butter softened
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Equipment

  • 1 Loaf pan
  • 2 Mixing bowls

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375F
  2. Grease loaf pan and line it with parchment paper
  3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, flaxseed, baking soda, and baking powder using a wooden spoon. Make a well in the center.
  4. In the second bowl, cream together the butter, vanilla, and sugar.
  5. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each is added.
  6. Gradually add in the milk, continuing to stir until well combined.
  7. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
  8. Peel and chop the apples into small pieces. Stir them into the mixture.
  9. Pour your loaf cake mixture into the loaf pan.
  10. Combine the ingredients for the topping in a bowl with a fork. Crumble the mixture across the top of the batter in the loaf pan.
  11. Bake for approximately 1 hour or until browned and when a skewer is inserted in the center it comes out clean.