Apple Crumble Loaf Cake

Ingredients

FOR POUND CAKE

• Cooking spray
• 2 apples, peeled, cored, and diced  
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon 
• 55 g packed brown sugar, plus 2 tbsp
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 200 g plain flour 
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt 
• 220 butter, softened
• 150 g caster sugar 
• 4 large eggs 
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract 

FOR TOPPING

• 30 g plain flour
• 3 tbsp. packed brown sugar 
• 30 g chopped pecans 
• 25 g rolled oats
• Pinch of salt 
• 3 tbsp. melted butter

FOR GLAZE

• 100 g icing sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp. double cream 
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160ºC fan). Line a loaf pan with parchment and grease with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, toss apples with lemon juice, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and ½ tsp cinnamon. In another medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 
2. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, caster sugar, and remaining brown sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, until incorporated, then add vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, then fold in apples. 
3. To make topping, in a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, pecans, oats, and a pinch of salt. Add melted butter and mix until mixture resembles wet sand. 
4. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and top with oat mixture. Bake until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean and topping is golden, about 1 hour. Let cool completely. 
5. Make glaze: In a medium bowl combine icing sugar,  double cream, and vanilla. Thin with more double cream until desired consistency is reached. 
6. Drizzle glaze over cake before serving.