Apple Tea Cake Recipe!

Perfect for fall, here is a delicious recipe for Apple Tea Cake! This recipe was handed down to me from a family member and it's perfect with a cup of tea in the afternoon... If you are looking for a recipe to use some of your freshly picked apples, give this one a try! Apple Tea Cake Recipe: 4 Lipton Tea Bags 1 Tart Apple 1 ¼ Cups Sugar 2 Cups All Purpose Flour ½ tsp Baking Powder ½ tsp Baking Soda 12 Tbsp Unsalted Butter (softened) 2 Eggs ½ Cup Sour Cream 1 tsp Vanilla Crumb Topping* (recipe follows) Preheat oven to 350°F In a medium bowl, pour 2 cups of boiling water over tea bags, let steep for about 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, add ¼ cup of sugar and stir to dissolve. Add peeled, cored and rough chopped apples and let stand about 1 hour. After an hour, remove apple pieces and set aside. Also, reserve ¼ cup of tea liquid. In a small bowl whisk together dry ingredients and set aside. Add sour cream & vanilla to tea liquid, and stir to combine. In a large mixing bowl (or in the bowl of your stand mixer) cream together the butter and 1 cup of sugar. Then, add eggs one at a time. Next, alternate adding dry & wet ingredients, be careful not to over mix! Fold in apples with a spatula and then spread into a lightly greased 9" spring form pan. Evenly spread the crumb topping over the top of the batter, and then bake about 1 hour (or until a toothpick comes out clean) in a 350°F oven. Let cool completely on a wire rack before removing from pan. Optional: sprinkle powdered sugar over the top! *Crumb Topping Recipe ½ Cup Brown Sugar 1/3 Cup All Purpose Flour ½ tsp Cinnamon 1 Tbsp butter (softened) ½ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts) In a small bowl, combine all ingredients (except pecans) and blend with a fork until the mixture resembles crumbly, wet sand. Stir in nuts. Music in this video: "Crazy Glue" by Josh Woodward http://www.joshwoodward.com/ Follow Me: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HappyCakesbyRenee Blog: http://happycakesbakes.blogspot.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HappyCakesbyRen Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/happycakesbakes/boards/ Website: http://www.happycakesbyrenee.com/