The best Irish Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

Custard:
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup sugar
2 lg egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

1. Fill a large bowl halfway full with ice water and set aside. In a medium sized saucepan add milk and cream. Heat over medium heat until it starts to steam. We want to scald this mixture not boil it. Keep a close eye on it.

2. In a medium sized bowl add 2 large egg yolks, sugar and salt. Whisk together until it is a yellow paste. Slowly pour in the scalded milk mixture. Add just a little at a time while whisking constantly. After it is all added and whisked, strain it through a fine mesh sieve into another bowl.

3. Take this bowl and put it into the larger bowl that's filled with ice water. (Be careful the ice water doesn't get into the custard.) Stir until the mixture cools down. Add vanilla extract and stir. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and put into the fridge. Let it sit for 3 hours.

Cake:
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 TBSP b. powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 TBSP vanilla
1/2 cup Butter (cold)
2 medium sized granny smith apples (You will need about two cups)

Whisk flour, b. powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a medium sized bowl. Stir in sugar. Cut in butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Dice apples and toss into mixture. Set aside

In a large bowl add milk, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk till combined.

Add dry ingredients to wet and fold till combined. Spray an 8 inch cake pan with canola oil and cut out parchment for the bottom of the pan. Add cake batter to the pan and even out on top.

Streusel:
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
6 TBSP butter melted

In a small bowl, mix together flour, sugar, and salt. Add melted butter to the mixture and toss with a fork.

Sprinkle streusel over the top of the cake and bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until cooked through. Let cool off 10 minutes before loosening the edges of the cake with a knife.

Pop out the cake and let it cool completely. Serve with custard. Enjoy!!