Irish Apple Cake is an easy to make, old fashioned cake that's packed with juicy apples, warm spices, and topped with a sweet, crunchy crumble topping.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and spices and whisk well.
Grate or shave cold butter into the bowl with flour and cut the butter in the flour until it's well incorporated and starting to resemble coarse crumbs.
Add diced apples and mix well until evenly incorporated.
Whisk eggs, milk, and vanilla extract together, pour it into the bowl with flour and apples as you're mixing. Keep mixing until everything is evenly incorporated.
Grease a 9-inch springform and spread the apple cake batter in it evenly.
Crumble Topping:
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated evenly.
Pour in melted butter and carefully fold and cut it in with a large fork. You will want to be careful so you don’t over-mix. Crumble topping should look like large crumbs and not paste.
Spread the crumble topping over the batter in the baking pan.
Bake the apple cake for 45-50 minutes. (Remember to do the toothpick test in the center of the cake to make sure it's done.)