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German Apple Cake

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Thank you Spoon Fork Bacon for the recipe!

Ingredients

  • 3 + ½ small apples

  • 1 + ⅔ cups cake flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • Pinch salt 

  • ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)

  • 10 Tbsp sugar

  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)

  • 1 + ½ tsp fresh lemon juice

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 3 Tbsp whole milk

  • 2 Tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 

  2. Slice each apple in half lengthwise and scoop out the core and seeds from both apple halves using a melon baller or measuring spoon. Lay each apple cut-side down and thinly slice each apple in half, leaving the halves intact. 

  3. Pour the flour, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl and whisk together. 

  4. In another mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugar and beat together with an electric hand mixer until it’s light and fluffy. Add the eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla, and continue mixing. 

  5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir together until just combined and no lumps remain. Fold in the milk until just combined. 

  6. Lightly grease a 9-inch cake pan and place it on a baking sheet. Pour the cake batter into the pan, evening out the surface with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon. 

  7. Carefully place each apple half, cut-side down, around the edges of the cake, about ¼-inch apart creating a ring. Place the final apple half in the center of the cake. 

  8. Place the cake pan onto a baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the cake to cool for about 30 minutes. 

  9. Remove the cake from the pan and transfer it to a platter or a cake stand. Lightly dust with powdered sugar, slice, and serve.

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