Traditional German Apple Cake Recipes

GERMAN APPLE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch cake pan.
• In a mixing bowl; beat oil and eggs with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat well.
• Combine the flour salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon together in a bowl. Slowly add this mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the apples by hand using a wooden spoon. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool on a wire rack. Once cake is cool serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar or with a Cream Cheese Frosting.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat eggs and oil until smooth.
• Add next 6 ingredients and mix well.
• Fold in apples.
• Pour into greased 9 by 13 pan.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 50-55 minutes.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan. Combine the first 3 ingredients; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine oil and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to egg mixture. Beat until smooth; add vanilla and beat well. , Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Arrange half the apples over the batter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half over the apples. Top with remaining batter, apples and cinnamon mixture. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool 1 hour before removing from pan. Cool, apple side up, on a wire rack. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To prepare cake, cream together shortening, sugars and eggs.
• Add dry ingredients and sour cream; mix well.
• Fold in apples.
• Pour batter into greased 9" x 13" baking pan.
• To prepare topping, mix all ingredients.
• Sprinkle over cake batter before baking.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes.

POTLUCK GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Fold in apples and nuts. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Add confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth. Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter an 8-inch square pan or equivalent-size baking dish.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and 1 cup of the sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/3-cup sugar with the cinnamon. Squeeze lemon juice into a medium bowl. Peel, core, and slice the apples into the bowl. Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture and toss to thoroughly coat each apple slice. Arrange the apple slices on top of the batter in overlapping rows, pressing lightly into the batter. Bake for 45 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

TRADITIONAL GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Pastry: 160g white flour 80g chopped almonds 160g cold butter, chopped into chunks 80g sugar pinch of salt 1 egg 1.Mix all the ingredients together quickly 2.Roll out the pastry so it is 4mm thick and has a 3cm border. 3.Lay the pastry in a 20cm dish and pinch it to the sides and corners. Fork a couple of holes in the pastry so the air can get through.
• Filling: 4 apples, peeled, quartered then thinly sliced. 1 tsp cinnamon 50g chopped almonds 1.Heat the oven to 180deg C fan. 2.Lay two thirds of the sliced apple on the pastry then sprinkle over the almonds and cinnamon. 3.Lay the remaining apples on top in a decorative fashion.
• Custard Filling: 2 eggs 150g sugar 1 tsp vanilla sugar pinch of salt 50 g vanilla custard powder 250ml cream 1.Beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt for a minute, then mix in the custard powder and cream. 2.Pour the whole mixture over the apples. Bake for 45 minutes. If the apples are browning too quickly, cover the dish with aluminium foil.
• Tips - If you have time, try to prepare the pastry in advance and leave it wrapped in cling film in a ball in the fridge. This will make it a lot easier to roll and stop the pastry from cracking apart.