German Apple Cake Recipe

German Easy Apple Cake

• 3 - 5 apples, see above
  
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  
• 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
  
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp. salt
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• powdered sugar
  

• Preheat oven to 350° F
  
• Grease bottom and sides of 10 inch springform pan
  
• Prepare apples according to instructions above
  
• In medium bowl, beat butter and sugar, eggs and lemon juice until creamy
  
• Blend flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into sugar mixture alternately with milk
  
• Spread batter in pan. Arrange apple quarters as shown
  
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean
  
• Cool in pan on wire rack. Remove cake from pan and dust with powdered sugar
  

• Add 1/2 to 1 tsp. almond flavoring instead of or as well as the lemon juice