Apple Cake with Custard Topping

The Apple Cake with Custard Topping is like an apple pie, but the apples pieces here are on a bed of cake. The custard adds relish and smoothness to the cake. You can also make it without the custard topping.

Serves: 6 Persons

Prep. Time: 20 Mins

Baking Time: 40 Mins

Ingredients:

[ Standard Measure : 1 cup = 250 ml ]

• Maida [APF] – 120 gms
• Apple – 1 big
• Castor Sugar – 125 gms
• Oil – ⅓ cup
• Milk – ½ cup
• Eggs – 2
• Soda-bi-carb – 1 tsp.
• Lime Juice – 3 tsp.
• Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp.
• Salt – a pinch
• For the Custard Topping:
  • Egg – 1
  • Butter (melted) – ¼ cup
  • Sugar – ⅓ cup

Step 1:     Grease a 17 cm tart tin mould with butter and flour and line the base with parchment paper and keep aside.

Step 2:     Set your oven to pre-heat at 180° C for 10 minutes.

Step 3:     Take the maida, sugar, soda-bicarb and salt in a bowl and mix well with a mix.

Step 4:     Add the milk, eggs and oil to the bowl and whisk to form a smooth batter.

Step 5:     Add the vanilla essence and lime juice and mix lightly. Pour into your prepared tin.

Step 6:     Peel and deseed the apple. Cut into ½ cm thin pieces.

Step 7:     Top the batter with the apple pieces and bake at 170° C for 40 minutes (Check if the cake is ready by inserting a skewer into it. It should come out clean).

Step 8:     Let’s make the custard whilst the cake is baking. Just whisk all the ingredient till they come together.

Step 9:     Remove the cake from the oven and pour the custard over it. Bake for another 8 to 10 minutes till the custard is set. Then remove from the oven and cool completely.

Step 10:     Demould the cake gently. Serve warm with some vanilla ice cream.