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Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake)

Name: Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: all-purpose flour 250 g; butter, softened 150 g; sugar 120 g; eggs 3 pieces; apples, sliced 600 g; sour cream 150 ml; lemon juice 20 ml; ground cinnamon 5 g; raisins 50 g; lemon zest 10 g; baking powder 10 g

A simple butter cake topped with spiced apple slices.

60 minutes · 8 servings · Easy

Apfelkuchen is the German autumn cake, and the version with a streusel top is as common as the plain butter cake underneath it. It is deliberately plain, baked in a single layer so it can be cut into squares for the coffee table. Tart apples go on raw rather than pre-cooked, which keeps the top from going soggy underneath the fruit.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour250 g
butter, softened150 g
sugar120 g
eggs3 pieces
apples, sliced600 g
sour cream150 ml
lemon juice20 ml
ground cinnamon5 g
raisins50 g
lemon zest10 g
baking powder10 g

Directions

1
Cream butter and sugar 6 minutes; beat in eggs 3 minutes; fold in flour, sour cream, zest and baking powder.
2
Toss the apple slices with lemon juice, cinnamon and raisins.
3
Spread half the batter; layer the apple; add the rest of the batter.
4
Bake at 175C for 30 minutes until risen and golden.
cake is risen and golden

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