Apple Crumble Cake
Apple Crumble Cake is a comforting dessert combining tender cinnamon-spiced apple layers with a buttery almond crumble topping. The Thermomix TM7 grinds blanched almonds to a fine flour, rubs cold butter into the crumble evenly, and whisks the eggs into a light batter, giving you a bakery-style cake with minimal effort and only one bowl to wash.
About this recipe
Apple Crumble Cake with the Thermomix TM7 brings together the best of two classics: a soft, fruity apple cake and a crunchy crumble topping with blanched almonds. If you have been searching for an easy apple crumble cake recipe, this all-in-one kitchen machine does the heavy lifting for you. It grinds the blanched almonds into a fine, fragrant flour, rubs the cold unsalted butter into the Demerara sugar crumble in seconds, and whisks the eggs into the sponge until pale and airy. The lemon juice keeps the eating apples bright and fresh while the cake bakes, and the Demerara sugar caramelises into golden, crunchy pockets. This dessert is perfect for a Sunday afternoon treat, a birthday coffee table or a cosy autumn gathering when apples are at their best. With precise weighing directly in the mixing bowl, you avoid messy scales and extra washing up. Even novice bakers achieve a moist crumb and crisp topping every single time.
Preparation tips
- Use firm eating apples such as Jonagold or Braeburn and toss them in the lemon juice straight away so they keep their fresh colour and a slight bite after baking.
- For an extra crunchy crumble, keep the unsalted butter genuinely cold when you add it to the flour, Demerara sugar and ground almonds, and scatter the topping loosely rather than pressing it down.
- This cake freezes beautifully: cut it into portions once fully cooled, wrap each slice separately and warm it briefly in the oven so the almond crumble crisps up again before serving.
Recipe variations
- Lactose-free version: replace the unsalted butter with a plant-based margarine or coconut oil in both the sponge and the crumble; the blanched almonds and Demerara sugar already make this an easy dairy-free swap.
- Festive winter version: add a pinch of cinnamon and cardamom to the apple layers, stir a handful of sultanas soaked in calvados into the batter and finish with flaked almonds for a Christmas-worthy crumble.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- The built-in scale weighs the plain flour and Demerara sugar directly in the bowl, saving you separate weighing and washing up.
- Grinding the blanched almonds to a fine flour in seconds gives the crumble a nutty crunch without buying almond meal.
- The TM7 whisks the eggs with the granulated sugar into a pale, airy batter using the butterfly whisk, creating a light sponge.
- Rubbing the cold unsalted butter into the crumble mixture evenly produces golden, crisp topping pieces without sticky hands.
- The Thermomix mixes the apple, lemon juice and sugar coating in one even movement, so every apple layer is evenly flavoured before baking.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter
- blanched almonds
- plain flour
- Demerara sugar
- eating apples
- lemon juice
- Demerara sugar
- granulated sugar
- unsalted butter
- large eggs