Country Apple Crumb Cake

A wonderful, moist cake; perfect for bringing to a potluck or sharing with your family!!

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly butter a 9 inch square pan and dust with flour.

For the topping , melt 1 tbsp butter in a skillet.

Add the apple slices and saute over medium high heat for 2 minutes.

Move the slices to a plate and allow to cool while preparing the cake.

For the cake , sift the flour , baking powder , and salt into a medium bowl.

Set aside.

With an electric mixer , cream the butter and cream cheese in a large bowl.

Gradually add in the sugar , 1 / 2 cup at a time.

Add in the eggs one at a time , beating well after each addition.

Add the flour , a third at a time , blending well after each addition.

Add the vanilla and lemon zest.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it with a spoon.

To finish the topping , combine the flour , sugar , cinnamon , and salt in a large bowl.

Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until you have uniform crumbs.

Sprinkle half of the crumbs over the batter , then add the apple slices.

Top with the apples with the.

butter, flour, baking powder, salt, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon, zest of, golden delicious apples, cinnamon