Authentic Irish Apple Cake

An authentic Irish Farmhouse Apple Cake ~ delicious with or without the traditional custard sauce!

This easy apple cake recipe speaks to another era and another continent. But nothing beats a kitchen filled with the warm scent of apples and cinnamon, no matter what your particular spot in the baking universe. The cake is mildly spiced, with an inner core of thinly sliced tart apples, topped with a crumbly oat streusel. Tradition dictates serving it with some thick cream, or a luscious custard sauce. Choose to respect or flaunt tradition: you’re in charge.

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 Tbsp whole milk or cream
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp salt
• about 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• confectioner’s sugar for dusting

• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 6 Tbsp unsalted cold butter, cut in small pieces
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 6 large egg yolks
• 6 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk ~ you can also use half and half or cream
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla