German apple cake
- Einfach Kochen
Published: October 12, 2023 at 10:26 AM
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Serves 12
Easy
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 45 mins - 50 mins
A star rating of 4 out of 5.42 ratingsRate
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Use your favourite eating apples to bake this traditional German apple cake. Enjoy it with afternoon tea or take to a coffee morning
Nut-free
Vegetarian
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
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125g butter
at room temperature, plus extra for the tin
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220g plain flour
plus extra for dusting
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175g caster sugar
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 lemon
zested and juiced
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4 eggs
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½ tsp baking powder
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40g cornflour
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100ml milk
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800g eating apples
cored and cut into wedges
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2 tsp icing sugar
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Nutrition: per serving
- kcal280
- carbs39g
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Method
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step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter a 23cm springform cake tin and dust with flour. Beat the softened butter with 115g of the sugar and a pinch of salt for 3-5 mins until pale and creamy. Add the vanilla extract, lemon zest and juice and mix until combined.
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step 2
Separate the eggs, putting the egg whites in a large mixing bowl. Use an electric hand mixer to beat the whites with the remaining sugar until stiff peaks form. Mix the egg yolks into the butter and sugar mixture.
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step 3
Mix the flour with the baking powder and cornflour, then tip into the butter, sugar and yolk mixture. Mix to combine, then stir in the milk followed by a spoonful of the egg whites. Once that is fully incorporated, gently fold the remaining egg whites into the batter.
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step 4
Spoon the batter into the springform pan. Press the apples into the batter cut side down and bake for 45-50 mins until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for a while, then transfer to a cooling rack. Dust with icing sugar. Will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.
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