Irish Apple Crumble Cake

Ingredients:

• ½ C. butter
• 2/3 C. light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 C. flour, sifted
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 large cooking apple

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, grease and line a 8” cake pan with a removable base.  With an electric had mixer, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until smooth.  Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until they are incorporated.  Fold in the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon until you have a thick batter.  Stir in the apple and pour the batter into the cake pan.  The batter will be thick, so use a spatula to spread across the base of the pan.  In a bowl, use your fingers to combine the ingredients for the crumble.  Sprinkle the crumble topping on top of the batter.  Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.  Remove from the oven and leave to cool.