Recipes Desserts Apple-Raisin Crumb Cake 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review Caramelized apples and pecan-laced streusel make Andrew Zimmern’s lightly spiced crumb cake totally irresistible. Plus: Andrew Zimmern's Kitchen Adventures Slideshow: Terrific Coffee Cake Recipes By Andrew Zimmern Andrew Zimmern Andrew Zimmern is an Emmy-winning and James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer, and social justice advocate. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 23, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Stephanie Meyer Active Time: 40 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins Yield: 8 Ingredients Apples 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 Honeycrisp or Cortland apples (1 1/2 pounds peeled and cut into 1/-inch pieces) ½ cup raisins ½ cup sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh) Streusel ¾ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup brown sugar (plus 2 tablespoons light brown sugar) 1 tablespoon finely chopped pecans 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (cold, cut into cubes) Cake 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (plus more for greasing) 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting) 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon ground allspice pinch of kosher salt ¾ cup sugar 1 egg (large beaten) ⅔ cup buttermilk Whipped cream (for serving) Directions Prepare the Apples In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the apples, raisins, sugar and lemon juice and cook over moderately high heat, stirring often, until the sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Continue to cook the apples over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until they’re very soft and caramelized, 20 to 30 minutes; add water by the tablespoonful if the apples get too dry. Let cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, Make the Streusel In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar and pecans. Rub the butter into the mixture until coarse crumbs form. Make the Cake Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan. In a medium bowl, combine the 1 1/2 cups of flour with the baking powder, baking soda, allspice and salt. In another medium bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, cream the 4 tablespoons of butter with the sugar until fluffy and pale yellow, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg until incorporated. At low speed, beat in the buttermilk and the flour mixture in 3 alternating batches, ending with the flour mixture. Fold in the apples. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the batter and bake for about 45 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer the cake to a rack and cool completely. Serve with whipped cream. Make Ahead The cake can be stored overnight in an airtight container at room temperature. Rate it Print