How to make carrot cake with apples step by step

Step 1 - preparations

• Peel the carrots and cut off the ends (mine weighed 400 g at that time), slice them.
  approx 470 g carrots
• Transfer the carrots to a pot, cover with water, and cook until soft.
• Once the carrots are soft, drain the water and leave them in the pot for a moment to cool slightly.
• Line the baking pan with parchment paper or grease it with butter and sprinkle with flour or breadcrumbs.
• Preheat the oven to 170 degrees (fan-assisted) or 180 degrees (top/bottom heat).

Step 2 - prepare the wet ingredients for the batter

• Add oil to the pot with the carrots (they can still be warm).
  120 ml oil
  
• Pour in the buttermilk and blend everything together with an immersion blender until smooth - you can also blend everything together in a stand mixer.
  120 ml buttermilk
  
• Add the eggs to the carrots and blend briefly.
  3 eggs
  

Step 3 - prepare the dry ingredients

• Pour the dry ingredients for the batter into a larger bowl and mix everything with a spoon or a whisk.
  250 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 200 g sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon, 0.5 teaspoons nutmeg
  

Step 5 - prepare the carrot cake batter

• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and mix with a spoon.
  
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and level the surface.
  
• Peel the apples, cut them into quarters and remove the core.
  approx 600 g apples
• Slice the fruit into slices about 0.5 cm thick.
  
• Arrange the apple pieces on top of the batter.
  

Step 6 - prepare the crumble for the carrot cake

• Place the crumble ingredients in a bowl or food processor bowl and knead briefly together.
  100 g butter, 150 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 70 g sugar
  
• Sprinkle the finished crumble over the top of the cake.
  

Step 7 - bake the carrot cake with apples

• Place the cake pan in a hot oven and bake for about 45 minutes - until a dry skewer comes out clean.