Note: I was sent apples from Stemilt in order to create this Irish Apple Cake recipe. Opinions are mine alone.
I am pretty sure most countries and regions have some form of apple cake recipe. And why wouldn’t they, apple cake is delicious! Irish Apple Cake is a spiced cake with loads of apples within the batter. The cake has a nice crunchy crust and is traditionally served with a custard sauce.
Stemilt, a family owned and operated fruit company based in Wenatchee, Washington, was kind enough to send me a care package of beautiful apples, including some granny smith apples.
With it being St. Patrick’s Day, I knew I had to make an Irish Apple Cake with the apples, of course.
The tartness and juiciness of granny smith apples make them a perfect choice for an Irish Apple cake!
The Irish Apple Cake recipe below is lightly adapted from Stemilt, and their version incorporates whiskey into the sauce for a more modern spin. Yum!
Ingredients:
- Irish Apple Cake:
- 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and roughly chopped
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour (or measure out 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, remove five tablespoons, and replace them with five tablespoons of cornstarch)
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- a pinch of ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Whiskey Cream Sauce:
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- A pinch of kosher salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup Irish whiskey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract