Autumn brings plenty of apples and plums and what better way to make them than a fragrant, warm crumble cake?
The recipe with tips and tricks.
There is something so homey about crumble cake.
It was always with grandma and the warm scent takes us back to childhood.
No wonder that crumble cake is a perennial favorite and you can rediscover and enjoy it again and again.
The cake is available in all variations, with fruit, without, with a yeast base or batter, with a custard topping or on its own, and today an autumn crumble cake with custard, apple and plums is making its big debut.
Which apple tastes best in a crumble cake?
Not every apple that you have in stock at home is equally suitable for apple pie.
It has to be fruity-sweet, but also a little sour to balance the sweetness of the cake batter well.
Apple varieties that are particularly well suited for apple pie or crumbles are Boskop and Jonagold, but also Elstar and Cox Orange.
How do you make the perfect sprinkles?
The crumbles give the cake that certain something and actually it should be quite easy to make crumbles yourself.
Despite the few ingredients - basically just butter, flour and sugar - it's a little science in itself and many home bakers have their own "secret recipe".
Most cake fans love crumbles that are nice and thick and big.
The 2-1-1 ratio is ideal, i.e. two parts flour, one part butter and one part sugar.
If you use cold butter, the crumbles will keep their shape nicely, but you have to work quickly, otherwise the mass will be too warm and mushy.
If you like crispy crumbles, you can also add nuts, almonds or oatmeal to the dough, as recommended
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Yeast dough better with egg or without?
There are various yeast dough recipes, some are made with egg, but many are made without.
Do you even need the egg?
When egg is processed, the yeast dough gets a richer color and becomes nice and moist.
But only if you use egg yolks.
The egg white, on the other hand, would draw moisture out of the dough and make it drier.
If you don't want to make yeast dough and don't rise, then you should avoid a few common mistakes.
Warm crumble cake with pudding, apple and plums
For the yeast dough:
500 grams of wheat flour
250 grams of milk
100 g butter, softened, in pieces
1 good pinch of salt
75 grams of sugar
2 egg yolks
0.5 cubes of yeast (20 g)
For covering:
500 grams of milk
1 pack vanilla pudding powder
50 grams of sugar
600 grams of apples
600 grams of plums
For the sprinkles:
250 grams of wheat flour
125 g butter, cold, in small pieces or flakes
125 grams of sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 pinch of salt
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How to bake the crumble cake with pudding, apple and plums
Warm the milk to lukewarm, crumble in the yeast, add the sugar and stir well until the yeast has dissolved.
Cover and let this mixture sit for ten minutes until the yeast cultures are activated.
Then knead the milk-yeast mixture with the flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks and a pinch of salt to form a smooth yeast dough.
Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for about an hour.
While waiting, prepare the pudding according to the package directions and let it cool covered with cling film.
Peel and core the apples and cut them into wedges.
Halve and stone the plums.
When the yeast dough is ready, preheat the oven to 200 degrees top/bottom heat and grease a high-sided baking tray well.
Spread the yeast dough evenly on the baking sheet.
This is best done with floured hands.
Then brush the dough with the cooled pudding and cover it tightly and alternately with apple and plum.
Then mix the crumble ingredients quickly with the hand mixer and then knead the crumbles by hand, which you crumble evenly over the cake.
Then bake the crumble cake on the middle rack for about 40 minutes more, until the crumbles are golden brown.
This autumnal crumble cake with custard, apple and plums can be served with whipped cream and enjoyed with a nice hot cup of coffee or tea on a cloudy day - but it's also delicious when the sun is shining.
