I've made other applesauce cakes before, but I'd never tried the one out of The Breakfast Bible specifically. And since I am apparently trying to 100% as many cookbooks as possible, I decided to give it a go. It was pretty good. But, honestly, I think I probably prefer the version out of the Kidlet's ATK cookbook over this one. Still... glad I tried it. If nothing else it's another recipe to check off and another point for comparison.

Applesauce Crumb Cake

Slightly adapted from The Breakfast Bible by Kate McMillan

Ingredients

Cake

• 370g all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. coarse sea salt, ground
• 200g sugar
• 200g brown sugar
• 3/4 c. canola oil
• 3/4 c. unsweetened applesauce
• 3 large eggs
• 3 apples, peeled and cubed

Crumb Topping

• 120g all-purpose flour
• 100g brown sugar
• 1/2 c. unsalted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease and flour a 23x33cm (9x13") baking pan.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl (or large measuring cup), combine the sugar, brown sugar, oil, applesauce, and eggs.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until combined.
5. Add the apples and stir until just mixed.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
7. Combine the flour and sugar for the topping and cut in the butter.
8. Press into a ball and then separate into coarse crumbs.
9. Sprinkle the crumbs over the cake.
10. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for ~1 hour.
11. Transfer to wire rack to cool.
12. Once cooled, cut into squares and serve.