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Easy Apple Pudding Cake – Heidi's Apfel-Puddingkuchen

This apple pudding cake, aka Apfel-Puddingkuchen, tastes like a traditional Apple Bread Pudding. It's an easy dessert recipe that's delicious served warm with ice cream and sprinkled with cinnamon.

Since it's made right in the baking dish, it's really super quick and easy.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (130 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar
  
• 2 teaspoon (8 grams) baking powder
• ½ teaspoon (3 grams) salt
  
• ¼ teaspoon (0.75) cinnamon
• 4 apples, peeled and sliced
• ½ cup (120 milliliters) milk
• 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla or almond extract
• 2-3 teaspoons (10-15 grams) butter
• 2 cups (480 milliliters) boiling water

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400° F (205°C)
2. In a deep 9x9-inch pan, mix together the brown sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
   
3. Add the apple slices and mix until coated with the flour mixture.
   
4. Mix the milk with the vanilla and add it to the apple mixture.
5. Stir until everything has been moistened. Smooth out the top. Dot the butter on top.
6. Place the pan in the oven and carefully pour the boiling water over the top. DO NOT STIR. (Put a baking sheet on the rack under your pan. Sometimes it bubbles over when it's baking.)
7. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
8. Let cool slightly before serving. Sprinkle extra cinnamon on top if desired.

Notes/Hints:

• Omit cinnamon if desired.
  
• Sprinkle slivered almonds on top before baking, if desired.
• Serve with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or vanilla sauce.

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Updated: February 20, 2026