Apple Crumb Cake with Black Scottie Apple Wassail

Ingredients 3 cups all purpose flour 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 cup buttermilk	1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup applesauce (unsweetened if desired) 1 small Granny Smith apple diced into small pieces 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 egg whites, lightly beaten Black Scottie Apple Wassail Concentrate as desired for drizzle
Crumb Topping 2/3 cup all purpose flour 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon	2 tablespoons melted butter 2/3 cup chopped walnuts 2/3 cup quick-cooking oats
Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the wells of a 12 well muffin pan with paper liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray & dust with flour. Can also be baked in a 9x13" cake pan. In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, the baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Whisk to combine. In a medium bowl, combine the buttermilk, vanilla extract, applesauce, diced apple, 2 Tbls melted butter, eggs and egg whites. Whisk to blend. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour the milk mixture into the well. Stir until dry ingredients are just moist. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. In a separate medium bowl, combine walnuts, oats, 2/3 cup flour, 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and 2 Tbls melted butter. Stir with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over top of the batter in pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes. Remove paper liners before serving. Drizzle BLACK SCOTTIE APPLE WASSAIL CONCENTRATE on a dessert plate, put the muffin or cake square on the plate and drizzle again over the top. Serve with a cup of hot Black Scottie Apple Wassail or Black Scottie Chai and ENJOY!!