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    Eggless Apple Walnut Crumb Cake

    Published: Dec 23, 2021 · Modified: Oct 17, 2022 by Abhi

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    Enjoy the richness of walnuts in this delectable crunchy eggless apple walnut crumb cake with the flavour of fresh apples. It is the best crumble cake you will love to bake again!

    slices of apple walnut crumbs
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    • About the recipe
    • Ingredients for apple walnut cake
    • How to make eggless apple walnut crumb cake?
    • How to serve walnut apple crumble?
    • Storage Suggestions
    • Tips n Suggestions
    • Recipe
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    About the recipe

    The eggless apple walnut crumble cake is made with heart-friendly walnuts and flavourful fresh golden delicious apples.

    A crumb/crumble is the layer of a lovely crumble topping of sugar, butter, and flour that gives a cake extra crunchiness. But in this recipe, a crumb is prepared using walnuts, sugar, butter, and flour, where the caramelization of sugar and walnuts gives this cake a beautiful, golden, crunchy layer. 

    This recipe calls for baking a walnut cake with a layer of juicy apples and walnut crumb topping. It has the perfect nutty texture, moist inside with a crunchy walnuts crumb top, which is very addictive. Though this apple walnut cake recipe is eggless, still it is soft, moist and fluffy inside!!

    My experience...

    I have abundant apples lying in the fridge as they are in season these days. I was thinking about using them before they start fermenting. So, I come up to use these lovely fresh apples in this recipe. I prepared a crumble cake for the first time and was a little nervous about the crumble layer. But, I knew somewhere in my mind that this recipe would work. And believe me, this was the best idea to use apples like this.

    I was so excited to see the results, as it looked so beautiful with a golden crust on the top. About the aroma, what to say! It was beyond my expectation!! And when I tasted it, I was like as if I was walking on air as my sixth sense was correct! The cake was too yummy, moist inside with a perfect super crunchy nutty top. Everyone, including my neighbours, liked this cake, and they are after me for the recipe. This cake recipe is on my hit list now, and I will make it again for the festivals.

    Undoubtedly, it is a delicious cake that can serve on its own or serve with ice cream or custard. The aroma and flavour of this cake are so lovely that you don't even require frosting.

    Bake this cake for Christmas or any special event. I am sure you will make it again and again!

    Do check out if you are interested in more cake recipes like jelly cakes, Christmas tree cake, rainbow cake for kids!

    Why should you try this recipe?

    • It is an Eggless apple walnut crumble cake recipe perfect for vegetarians.
    • A quick, easy recipe that does not require a beater or fancy equipment. (As the recipe calls for combining the ingredients)
    • A versatile no-fail crowd-pleaser dessert recipe that you can make for parties, potlucks, brunch, and family events.
    • The best part of the recipe is the flavour of the cake that improves the other day.
    • A perfect way to incorporate super healthy walnuts into your diet if you dislike eating raw.
    • It is the best autumn treat when apples are in season.
    • The apple walnut crumb cake is so flavourful that it can serve as a dessert alone.

    Note:

    To make this walnut crumb cake, we need lots of utensils (mixing bowls) and lots of work later like washing and cleaning etc., So bear this in mind before starting this recipe. 

    Ingredients for apple walnut cake

    We need the following items to prepare egg-free walnut apple cake:

    ingredients for aple walnut cake
    Ingredients for the cake
    1. Apples - I use fresh golden delicious apples. We need to peel, core and slice them. You can also use granny smith, gala, Kanzi etc.,
    2. Butter- I use salted butter as it balances out the sweetness of the cake.
    3. Oil- Any vegetable oil works best for the recipe. Avoid oil with a strong flavour.
    4. Walnuts- I have ground the walnuts in a mortar pestle. You can also grind it in a grinder, but keep it coarse.
    5. Sugar- Any sugar goes well. I use raw cane sugar.
    6. Baking powder
    7. Baking soda
    8. Flour- All-purpose flour
    9. Honey- We need this to coat the apple slices to overcome the apple tartness. Feel free to skip this if you like apples as such.

    How to make eggless apple walnut crumb cake?


    For the full recipe, check out the video below.

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    Step-1 Walnut crumble

    Walnut crumble is a mixture of walnuts, butter, sugar and flour for a crisp, crunchy topping that is the unique quality of this cake.

    • Grind walnuts to coarse using a grinder/mortar pestle. I would suggest you use a mortar pestle, as you have more control over the coarseness of nuts.
    • Combine flour, walnuts, sugar, and butter (room temperature) in a mixing bowl.
    • Mix well with the help of a spoon or spatula and set it aside. (see the image below for how it looks)

    Note:

    Please do not compromise on the butter as the crumb will be too dry to eat!!

    walnut crumb for the cake
    Walnut crumb

    Step-2 Apple slices

    • Peel off the fresh apples cored and cut them into thin slices of uniform size.
    • Try to cut small, thin slices of apples as this makes them bake quickly and evenly.
    • Pour honey over the apple slices and mix well. Avoid this if you like the tartness of apples.
    • Set it aside. (images below)
    apple slices
    Apple slices

    Step-3 Cake Preparation

    A- Walnut Cake batter (Images below)

    1. To prepare a walnut cake batter, combine dry ingredients like flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl using a sieve to mix well.
    2. Add oil, butter, walnuts (ground), and sugar to another bowl and combine well.
    3. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients slowly and gently fold through with a spatula until almost combined. (cut and fold technique)
    4. The Walnut cake batter is ready.

    Note: Keep the walnut cake batter thick.

    apple walnut cake 1
    Steps for walnut cake batter

    B- Filling the cake tin (Images below)

    1. Line a cake tin and overhang it a little extra on both sides to lift the cake later. Pour the batter into the tray. Spread it out to the edges with the help of a spatula and smooth out the top.
    2. Layer apple slices over the batter. Gently tap it with the spatula to make it smooth.
    3. Sprinkle nutty crumble on the top of the apple layer.
    4. Press it down with a spatula to smoothen the crumb layer.
    apple walnut cake-2
    Steps for preparing a cake tin

    C- Bake the cake

    • Bake it in the oven at 180 °c for 45 minutes.
    • You can remove it from the oven when you see the crumb layer turns golden or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
    • See the images of the apple walnut cake below to compare before and after baking the cake.
    cake before and after bake
    Cake before and after baking

    D- Slicing the cake

    • Let the cake cool completely after removing it from the oven.
    • Carefully remove the cake from the tin by holding it from the extra hanging baking paper on the sides of the cake tin.
    • Slice it gently as the cake is too soft inside.
    • It comes out to be 12 square slices.
    • Serve and enjoy eggless apple walnut Crumb cake!!
    Apple walnut crumble cake
    Slices of eggless apple walnut crumb cake

    How to serve walnut apple crumble?

    • The aroma of apples and the nutty flavour of this cake is such that they can serve with no frosting.
    • You can also serve it warm with ice cream.
    • Pour custard on top of the cake and serve hot!!
    • Serve it with a drizzle of caramel sauce if you don't bother with extra sweetness.

    Storage Suggestions

    • Store this walnut apple crumble in the refrigerator.
    • Please do not keep it at room temperature for more than 10-12 hours as the apple starts to ferment quickly.
    • The cake stays fresh for 3-4 days if you keep it in the fridge.

    Tips n Suggestions

    1. Use fresh walnuts and fresh apples for the best aroma and flavour of the crumb cake.
    2. Line the cake tin before preparing the cake batter. It will save you time.
    3. The cake will not come out clean and complete if you do not line the tin. So guys, do not skip this!!
    4. Make sure to overhang the parchment paper on both sides so that you can grab the overhang to lift the cake out.
    5. It is a delicate crumble cake so, COOl DOWN before removing it from the cake tin.
    6. Grind walnuts with a mortar pestle to have more control over the coarseness of nuts. Remember; the more coarse nuts, the crunchier the cake is.
    7. You can skip the honey coating of apple slices if you are not fond of too much sweetness.
    8. Cut apples just before adding them to the batter; if you are not adding honey to them.
    9. Dice apples into small and uniform sizes as far as possible for perfect baking.
    10. The walnut cake batter should be thick and dense; otherwise, the juice released from the apple slices during baking will loosen the cake and make it more fluid.
    11. To give it a spicy flavour, add cinnamon, and nutmeg to the cake batter.
    12. Always store apple walnut crumble cake in the fridge.

    ………………Before you go ………

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    Recipe

    slices of apple walnut crumbs

    Eggless Apple Walnut Crumb Cake

    Enjoy the richness of walnuts in this delectable crunchy eggless apple walnut crumb cake with the flavour of fresh apples. It is the best crumble cake you will love to bake again!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Cakes
    Cuisine American, Australian
    Servings 12
    Calories 305 kcal

    Equipment

    • bowls
    • flour sieve, spatula, knife, spoon
    • baking tray
    • baking sheet
    • Oven

    Ingredients
      

    Walnut crumb

    • ½ cup all-purpose flour 90 g
    • ½ cup walnuts 60 g
    • ½ cup butter salted 60 g
    • ¼ cup sugar 50 g

    Apple slices

    • 2 golden delicious apples
    • 1 tablespoon honey

    Sponge

    • 1 cup flour 180 g
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ cup sugar 100 g
    • ½ cup oil 95 g
    • 2 tablespoon butter
    • ¼ cup walnuts 30 g

    Instructions
     

    Walnut Crumble

    • Combine butter, sugar, flour and ground walnuts in a bowl and mix well.
    • Set aside

    Apple slices

    • Peel, dice and chop apple into thin, small size slices.
    • Coat apple slices with honey and set aside.

    Cake batter

    • Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.
    • Add butter, oil, sugar, walnuts into another bowl and whisk well.
    • Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients while folding the batter.

    Pouring batter technique

    • Line a cake tin. Pour the walnut cake batter into it and spread evenly with a spatula.
    • Spread apple slices over the cake batter and smoothen the top with a spatula.
    • Sprinkle walnut crumble over the apple layer and press it gently with the help of a spatula for the even top.
    • Bake it in the oven at 180 °c for 45 minutes.
    • Remove it from the oven when the crumb layer turns golden or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
    • Cooldown before slicing.
    • Slice it. Serve and enjoy apple walnut crumb!!

    Video

    Notes

    • Use fresh walnuts and fresh apples for the best aroma and flavour of the crumb cake.

    • Line the cake tin before preparing the cake batter. It will save you time.

    • The cake will not come out clean and complete if you do not line the tin. So guys, do not skip this!!

    • Make sure to overhang the parchment paper on both sides so that you can grab the overhang to lift the cake out.

    • It is a delicate crumble cake so, COOl DOWN before removing it from the cake tin.

    • Grind walnuts with mortar pestle to have more control over the coarseness of nuts. Remember; the more coarse nuts, the crunchier the cake is.

    • You can skip the honey coating of apple slices if you are not fond of too much sweetness.

    • Cut apples just before adding to the batter; if you are not adding honey to them.

    • Dice apples into small and uniform sizes as far as possible for perfect baking.

    • The walnut cake batter should be thick and dense; otherwise, the juice released from the apple slices during baking will loosen the cake and make it more fluid.

    • To give it a spicy flavour, add cinnamon, nutmeg to the cake batter.

    • Always store apple walnut crumble cake in the fridge.
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    Note: The nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and specific brands of ingredients used.
     
     
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    Comments

    1. Andrea White

      December 26, 2021 at 5:22 am

      5 stars
      this crumb cake is so delicious! love that it's eggless too! so so good!

      Reply
      • Abhi

        December 26, 2021 at 5:24 am

        Yes, it is too delicious! Thanks for the kind words!

        Reply
    2. Mihaela | https://theworldisanoyster.com/

      December 28, 2021 at 1:00 pm

      5 stars
      Yum, just as I like it! Lov the video recipe, too, well done!

      Reply
      • Abhi

        January 01, 2022 at 4:02 am

        Thanks for the kind words!!

        Reply
      • Gunjan

        August 15, 2022 at 6:06 pm

        5 stars
        I just tried the cake today.. Honestly i was a bit reluctant at first but had to use the apples somehow.. and I am so glad I tried it.. It came out amazing.. The crumble on top is better than any icing and it balances everything so well. Thank you for the great recipe.. ❤️

        Reply
        • Abhi

          August 16, 2022 at 5:54 am

          Thanks Gunjan for the kind words. Glad you like the recipe.

          Reply

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