Oma's German Apple Cake Recipe

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Here's my traditional German apple cake recipe, aka Versunkener Apfelkuchen, that's sure to please. It looks so pretty and is so easy to make. It's one I learned early on in my marriage and I really depended upon it to make a good impression on the in-laws! A fresh dusting of icing sugar just before company comes, and ta-da, looks fancy.

What's so nice about this easy apple cake is that it ALWAYS turns out. And it looks so pretty too! 

Oma's German Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 - 5 apples
  
• ½ cup butter, room temperature
  
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 tsp lemon juice
  
• 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
  
• 1½ tsp baking powder
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• ½ cup milk
  
• powdered sugar 
  

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
  
• Grease bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
  
• Peel, quarter, and core apples. Thinly slice each quarter several times without cutting all the way through. Do this just before you place them on cake. The apples "open" when they are baked.
• In a medium bowl, beat butter and sugar, eggs and lemon juice until creamy.
  
• Blend flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into sugar mixture alternately with the milk.
  
• Spread batter in the pan. Arrange apple quarters as shown.
  
• Bake 50 - 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  
• Cool in pan on wire rack. Remove the cake from pan.
• Dust with icing sugar just before serving. Put a tablespoon of powdered sugar into a small sieve. Gently strike the sieve with a spoon to dust it evenly over cake.

Hints:

• Add ½ to 1 tsp almond extract instead of or as well as the lemon juice.

If you're into quick German recipes like I am, this German apple cake recipe will be one of your favorite ones you'll probably memorize! The German word for this is Versunkener Apfelkuchen translated as "sunken apple cake" ... sounds so much prettier in German than in English LOL

Emergency Cake?

Why is this called an "emergency cake"? Because ...  this cake is perfect to make when you get that call,  "Honey, I'm bringing home the boss!"

This cake is absolutely delicious when served fresh, warm right out of the oven. However, it does last for a couple of days, remaining nice and moist because of the apples.

I've made this in a foil 9" x 12" pan ... works just as good. Great if you're taking it to a picnic. Perfect for a picnic, for a family dinner, and for a party! Always a winner!

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