German Old Fashioned Apple Cake

If you like apple cakes then you must try this German Old Fashioned Apple Cake. Authentic German recipe. It does not need any special ingredients so you can make it any day. Enjoy this cake with a cup of coffee or tea, and serve  with whipped cream or a warm Vanilla Sauce   – Recipe How to Make Vanilla Sauce – Happy Baking!

Ingredients Old Fashioned Apple Cake

Base Cake
375 g flour
1 tbsp baking powder
180 g sugar
1 package vanilla sugar 0.3oz 
– How to make Vanilla Sugar –
dash of salt
1 egg and 1 egg yolk
130 g cold butter
some flour for rolling the dough

Filling
4-6 apples, depending on the size
4 tbsp raisins and 4 tbsp chopped almonds
cinnamon to taste

Cooking Instructions Old Fashioned Apple Cake

Make the Base Cake

– Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl.
– Make a mold in the middle, add sugar, vanilla sugar, salt and egg into the mold.
– Place the chopped butter around the flour; then mix it first with a mixer and kneading hooks; afterwards use hands to knead until it is smooth.
– Wrap the dough in plastic or aluminum foil and place in the fridge for 30-60 min.

Make the Filling

– Peel apples, remove seeds, cut in quarters, then in small pieces.
– Mix apples, raisins, almonds and cinnamon.
– Pre-heat oven to 200 C or 390 F.
– Take dough and knead it again.
– Use 2/3 of the dough and roll it to a round plate (about 32 cm diameter – 12 inches)
– Place parchment paper into a 8 inch spring form

– Add the dough and form a 2 inch high edge all around the rim.
– Poke the dough several times with a fork.
– Add apple filling on top.

– Roll remaining dough to a thin plate or cut out stripes.
– Place plate it on top of the filling, if you use stripes arrange them in a grid.
– Press the edges of the dough gently into the form.
– Bake the cake on the middle rack of the oven for 40 minutes.

Enjoy the cake with unsweetened whipped cream and a cup of coffee or tea! You can also dust  the top with some powdered sugar