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Who ate the apples? Not me, it was Billy goat gruff.

Back from my holidays, which now seem a distant memory in damp old Paris. I had an absolutely lovely time in the Austrian mountains. Cut off from the world, it was a perfect way to forget all the Paris goings on and chill out. My aunt’s garden (more like a mini farm) is an organic fruit and vegetable paradise. Plums, grapes, figs, raspberries, pears and plenty of apples. Although I did catch somebody trying to have a munch at some of the apples…

What to make with so many apples, nothing better than an apple crumble cake I say. And throw some dulce de leche in for good measure. Bake this and you’re have the delicious odeur of baking apples and cake wafting through your house….m mmmmmmmmmmm.

Apple crumble cake

250g sugar
250g butter, softenend
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 eggs
300g self raising flour
5 tbsp milk
2 large apples
250g dulce de leche

Crumble topping

200g flour
120g butter, well chilled
100g sugar

Large rectangle tin (30cm x 20cm) lined with baking paper

Preheat oven to 160°c. Cream together the sugar with the butter and vanilla essence until fluffy. Beat in one egg in at the time. Sift in the flour and then add the milk. Pour mixture into the tin. Spread out evenly. Peel, core and chop up the apples, mix with dulce de leche. Pour on top of the cake mixture.

For the crumble mixture, either process the ingredients in a food processor until it resembles breadcrumbs. Or cut the butter into small pieces, mix the dry ingredients together and rub the butter into them with your fingers until you have a crumbly texture.

Sprinkle the mixture over the apples. Bake for 35-40mins or until a knife comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake.