I wanted to bake something for Mother’s Day for us all to enjoy after lunch out with my grandma, dad and mum. We had an abundance of apples in the house, and well I love pretty much anything with apples so I thought I’d try this recipe.

Me being me forgot to read the recipe properly, so I have typed it out in a logical format, unlike the one I was following! My streusel should have been frozen for more than 20 minutes and it should have resembled more of a crumble, but it was still delicious! Everyone liked it and it was a success! Next time I make it I will follow the instructions better.

Apple Streusel Cake

200g butter, softened
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar
3 eggs
1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
1/3 cup (80ml) milk
5 medium apples
25g butter, extra
1/3 cup (75g) firmly packed brown sugar
Streusel
1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour
1/3 cup (75g) firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
80g cold butter, chopped finely

1. Make the streusel: process flours, sugar and cinnamon until combined. Add butter; process until ingredients just come together. Wrap in plastic wrap; freeze about for about 1 hour or until firm.

2. Preheat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan-forced. Grease and line a 23cm-round cake pan.

3. Beat butter, rind and caster sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Transfer to large bowl; stir in sifted flours and milk; in two batches. Spread mixture into pan, bake 25 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, peel, core and quarter apples; slice thinly. Melt extra butter in a large frying pan, add apple; cook, stirring, about 5 minutes or until browned lightly. Add brown sugar; cook, stirring, about 5 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Set aside.

5. Remove cake from the oven. Working quickly, top cake with apple mixture; coarsly grate streusel over apple. Return to oven; bake about 25 minutes. Stand in cake pan for about 10 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto a wire rack to cool.

Serves 16.