Apple & Blueberry Crumble Cake
An apple and blueberry filled layer cake, with cinnamon buttercream, fresh blueberries, and a streusel crumble topping.
Servings 16 Slices
Calories 531kcal
Ingredients
Apple & Blueberry Cake
- 1 ½ Cups Light Brown Sugar (300 g)
- 1 ⅓ Cups Unsalted Butter (300 g)
- 2 3/8 Cups Self-Raising Flour (300 g)
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 6 Eggs
- ⅔ Cups Blueberries (100 g)
- 2 Apples (175 g)
Crumble Topping
- ⅓ Cups All-Purpose Flour (50 g)
- ⅓ Cups Oats (50 g)
- ¼ Cups Butter (50 g)
- ¼ Cups Brown Sugar (50 g)
Buttercream Topping
- 2 3/8 Cups Icing Sugar (powdered/confectioner's sugar) (300 g)
- ¾ Cups Unsalted Butter (175 g)
- ¼ tsp Cinnamon
- 2-3 Tbsp Milk (optional)
- 1/3 Cup Blueberries (50g, optional)
Instructions
Apple & Blueberry Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C/160°C Fan). Line two 8” cake tins with greaseproof paper and leave to one side.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add in the flour, eggs and baking powder and whisk until all combined.
- Peel and cut your apples roughly into ¼-½-inch (1cm) cubes and add to your mixture. Add your blueberries also and fold them in.
- Split the mixture evenly into the two cake tins and bake in the over for 35-40 minutes. You will know they are ready when they are golden brown and springy to touch.
- Leave them to cool in the cake tin for 15-20 minutes and then remove and put them on a wire rack to cool fully
Crumble Topping
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C/170°C Fan) and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and leave to one side.
- In a bowl add all the ingredients and rub together using your fingers until it starts to form a crumbly texture.
- Pour the mixture onto the baking tray and bake in the oven for 5-10 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool.
Buttercream
- In a bowl mix together the butter and icing sugar until it is combined. Add in the cinnamon and mix again.
- If you find the buttercream is quite thick add 1 tsp of milk at a time mixing in-between until it reaches the desired consistency. Put the mixture into a piping bag with a 1M Piping Tip.
Decorating
- Place your first cake on your cake board or plate. Pipe the buttercream onto the cake and add some of your crumble and blueberries.
- Place your second cake on top and again cover the top of the cake with buttercream. Decorate with the remaining crumble and blueberries.
Notes
- You can use any kind of fruit in this cake that you want. You could use all apples, all blueberries or a mixture of different fruit such as blueberry and raspberry or apple and blackberries. Just ensure that they fruit is the same weight as this recipe.
- The cinnamon in the buttercream is completely optional. You could leave the cinnamon out and just use a teaspoon of vanilla extract instead for vanilla buttercream.
- You also don’t need to use light brown sugar you could use caster sugar instead or a combination of the two sugars. So long as the quantity of sugar is 300g (1 1/2 cups).