Starlight Day & an Apple Crumble Cake!

The most delicious Apple Crumble Cake recipe! Serve it cold or heated up with a big scoop of ice-cream or drizzle of cream. YUM!

Happy Friday everyone! Oh gosh it’s so weird blogging on a Friday… this hasn’t happened for a long time! BUT there’s two very good reasons I’m popping in here today. First of all, it’s Starlight Day!! And second of all, I have the the most kick-ass apple crumble cake recipe that I couldn’t wait to share with you. Yep, all the good things are happening here today!!

Since my little miracle Will arrived earlier this year, I am so much more appreciative of what charities such as the Starlight Children’s Foundation do. I’m so incredibly lucky to have a healthy, bouncing little bubba, but gosh I can tell you that when I hold him in my arms, I’m very much aware that not everyone is so lucky. Kids really are the most important and precious things in the world. Just looking at my baby boy makes me teary (and I never used to be an emotional person… is this is what parenthood does to you!!??).

I’ve also seen first hand the amazing care that Starlight provides – in fact, if you know of a little one who has spent a bit of time in hospital, there’s a fair chance that they would have been looked after by the fab Captain Starlights in the Starlight Express Room. And so, this year I’m very happy to be onboard supporting their annual fundraiser, Starlight Day. Starlight aims to raise $1.3 million during the months of May and June (in particular during today’s Starlight Day) to continue to provide care for 33,000 sick kids and their families. The money will be used to build four new Starlight Express Rooms (there’s already one in every children’s hospital in Australia), as well as provide vital funds to sustain and grow the Captain Starlight program.

I think the thing that I love the most about Starlight is that they focus on promoting play, happiness and friendship. I’m all for those things – and even more so when things are tough!

So this Starlight Day, get on board and donate to this very worthwhile cause. Or if you’re up for a bit of fun you can also throw a fundraising Star-BQ anytime throughout the month of May and June. I love the idea of getting friends and family together for a Star-BQ! Not only do you have the best excuse for a catch up (*ahem… and really good food… and drinks), you’re also raising money for a kick-ass cause. If you’d like to throw your own Star-BQ, you can find out lots more info here.

Now the Star-BQ brings me to the second most important thing today… cake!!! This is THE cake that you need to bake and take to your Star-BQ. Yep, of course you could be all traditional and just stick to the sausages and rissoles…. but you also need CAKE! I’m telling you, a Star-BQ is not complete without cake (especially not when it’s this Apple Crumble Cake).

Just like Starlight promotes fun and laughter, this cake promotes happiness too. Oh yes, it’s going to make your tummy all kinds of happy.

It’s the perfect combination of a simple tea cake, layered with apple slices and topped with the best crumble in the world. Happiness I tell you. Happiness in every bite.

xx

Click to donate directly to Starlight, or register to hold your own Star-BQ!

Apple Crumble Cake - Conventional Method

The most delicious Apple Crumble Cake recipe! Serve it cold or heated up with a big scoop of ice-cream or drizzle of cream. YUM!

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Course Cakes

Cuisine Baking, Cake, Healthy Recipes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings 8

Author Bake Play Smile

Ingredients

• 250 g butter room temperature
• 150 g (1 cup) brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbs golden syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 120 g (1/2 cup) milk
• 200 g (1 1/2 cups) self raising flour
• 5 apples peeled and thinly sliced
• 125 g plain flour
• 75 g rolled oats
• 100 g softened butter
• 80 g brown sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees (160 if using fan-forced).
2. Grease and line a 23cm round cake tin with baking paper.
3. Place the butter and brown sugar into a bowl and cream together with electric beaters on high speed until pale and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, golden syrup, vanilla essence and milk and continue to beat on low speed until smooth and creamy.
5. Sift in the self-raising flour and mix on low speed until just combined (do not over-beat).
6. Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared tin.
7. Add half of the apple slices in a thin layer.
8. Pour over the remaining cake batter and top with the remaining apple slices.
9. Set aside.
10. In a bowl, use your fingers to rub the plain flour, rolled oats, butter and sugar together until they resemble crumbs.
11. Sprinkle the crumbs over the cake.
12. Cook in the oven for 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean (it may take a bit longer than 60 minutes depending on your oven).
13. Allow to cool in the tin for 30 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
14. Serve warm or cold.

Recipe Notes

This cake may take longer than 60 minutes to cook depending on your oven. It's ready when a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
If you notice the crumble is browning too much, simply place a sheet of foil over the top and continue baking.

Apple Crumble Cake - Thermomix Method

The most delicious Thermomix Apple Crumble Cake recipe! Serve it cold or heated up with a big scoop of ice-cream or drizzle of cream. YUM!

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Course Cakes

Cuisine Baking, Cake, Healthy Recipes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 8

Author Bake Play Smile

Ingredients

• 250 g butter room temperature
• 150 g (1 cup) brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbs golden syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 120 g (1/2 cup) milk
• 200 g (1 1/2 cups) self raising flour
• 5 apples peeled and thinly sliced
• 125 g plain flour
• 75 g rolled oats
• 100 g softened butter
• 80 g brown sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees (160 if using fan-forced).
2. Grease and line a 23cm round cake tin with baking paper.
3. Place the butter, brown sugar, eggs, golden syrup and vanilla extract into the TM bowl and mix for 80 seconds on Speed 4.
4. Add the milk and mix for a further 20 seconds.
5. Add the self-raising flour and mix on Interval Speed, Knead, for 60 seconds.
6. Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared tin.
7. Add half of the apple slices in a thin layer.
8. Pour over the remaining cake batter and top with the remaining apple slices.
9. Set aside.
10. Place the plain flour, soften butter and brown sugar into the TM bowl. Mix on Speed 7 for 10 seconds.
11. Add the rolled oats and mix on Reverse Speed 7 for 5 seconds.
12. Sprinkle the crumbs over the cake.
13. Cook in the oven for 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean (it may take a bit longer than 60 minutes depending on your oven).
14. Allow to cool in the tin for 30 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
15. Serve warm or cold.

Recipe Notes

This cake may take longer than 60 minutes to cook depending on your oven. It's ready when a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
If you notice the crumble is browning too much, simply place a sheet of foil over the top and continue baking.

Brought to you by Starlight and Nuffnang.