Apple Crumb Delight

Autumn is in the air and apple picking around the corner first of a series of apple recipes.

CAKE:
11/2 sticks of butter, softened
11/4 c. packed light brown sugar
2tsp. salt
3 large eggs
21/4 c. all-purpose flour
11/2 c. reduced-fat sour cream, at room temperature 3 large Golden Delicious Apples. Peeled, cored and sliced very thin

CRUMB TOPPING:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4/cup packed light brown sugar
5 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. of soften butter

1. Heat oven to 350. Line a 13X9X2 inch baking pan with nonstick foil. extend foil 2" over the four sides
2. TOPPING: Mix flour,cracker crumbs, and sugar in a medium bowl. Add butter and rub with fingertips until large crumbs form. Set aside
3.CAKE: In a large bowl with mixer on low, beat butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, baking soda and powder, and salt until mixture is creamy. Beat in 1 egg at a time. With mixer on low, add flour alternately with sour cream. Beginning with flour and ending with flour, beat until nice and smooth.
4. Spoon 1/2 of batter into the prepared pan, smooth out the batter, cover with 1/2 the apples. Add remaining batter , then the remaining apples and cover with crumb topping.
5. Bake 45 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack, remove cake from pan by holding on to the ends of the foil. Dust with confectioners' Enjoy !!!!Serves 12