Famous German Apple Cake


Recipe summary
Famous German Apple Cake from Bäckergeheimnisse is structured into a clear recipe card with 12 ingredients and 8 step-by-step instructions. It includes butter, walnuts, sugar and vanilla sugar. Tags: vegetarian. ChefScribe turns the original cooking source into a recipe that is easier to follow, save and print.
Ingredients
- 175 g butter (plus 80 g for the crumble)
- 150 g walnuts (toasted)
- 125 g sugar (plus 75 g for the crumble)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
- 3 pieces eggs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 175 g wheat flour (plus 100 g for the crumble)
- 16 g baking powder
- 4 pieces apples (peeled and cut into pieces)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sugar (for the apples)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Method
- 1
Toast walnuts and chop finely.
- 2
Mix butter needed for the cake with sugar, vanilla sugar, eggs, and milk well.
- 3
Add wheat flour and baking powder and mix well.
- 4
Peel apples, cut into pieces, and mix with lemon juice, cinnamon, and sugar.
- 5
Pour cake batter into a baking pan and evenly distribute the apple filling on top.
- 6
For the crumble: Mix butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, cinnamon, walnuts, and flour well and sprinkle over the apples.
- 7
Bake in the preheated oven at 180 °C (356 °F) for about 40-45 minutes.
- 8
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
