Crumble cake with berries
Prep
1h
15m
Cook
55m
serves
8
Crumble cake with berries
Cap off a relaxed lunch with a crumble cake with berries! Serve with berry sauce and cream for complete indulgence.
Ingredients (19)
- 170g plain flour
- 85g caster sugar
- 85g unsalted butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 900g apples, peeled, cored, roughly chopped
- 110g light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 250g fresh or frozen mixed berries (redcurrants, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries)
- Pure (thin) cream, to serve
Topping
- 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour
- 150g unsalted butter
- 110g demerara sugar
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
Berry sauce
- 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
- 250g mixed berries
Method
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1.Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease and line the base of a 24cm springform cake pan with baking paper.
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2.To make the base, place flour, caster sugar and butter in a food processor and whiz until you have fine crumbs. Add the egg yolk and whiz until the mixture comes together in a smooth ball (you may need to add a little chilled water). Enclose in plastic wrap and place in fridge for 30 minutes.
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3.When ready, press the mixture into the base of the prepared cake pan, refrigerate for a further 15 minutes, then bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
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4.Remove from oven and reduce oven to 180°C.
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5.Place the apples, light brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons cold water and cover. Cook over low heat until soft.
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6.Cool, then spread over the pastry base. Sprinkle with the mixed berries.
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7.For the topping, process the flour, butter, demerara sugar, poppy seeds, ground cinnamon, ginger and coriander with 1 tablespoon cold water, until you have a rough crumb mixture. Spoon over the top of the berries, patting down well. Bake for 25-30 minutes, then cool in the pan.
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8.For the berry sauce, place the caster sugar in a saucepan with 1/4 cup (60ml) water over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the mixed berries and cook for 2 minutes, breaking the berries up with a spoon.
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9.Allow to cool, then puree in a blender. If you prefer a smooth sauce, pass it through a sieve.
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10.To serve, cut the crumble cake into slices and drizzle with berry sauce and cream.
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