Very Fine German Apple Cake Recipes

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan. Combine the first 3 ingredients; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine oil and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to egg mixture. Beat until smooth; add vanilla and beat well. , Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Arrange half the apples over the batter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half over the apples. Top with remaining batter, apples and cinnamon mixture. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool 1 hour before removing from pan. Cool, apple side up, on a wire rack. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch cake pan.
• In a mixing bowl; beat oil and eggs with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat well.
• Combine the flour salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon together in a bowl. Slowly add this mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the apples by hand using a wooden spoon. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool on a wire rack. Once cake is cool serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar or with a Cream Cheese Frosting.

VERSUNKENER APFELKUCHEN (GERMAN SUNKEN APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and mix until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Mix 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoon flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to batter and mix until batter is smooth.
• Peel and quarter apples. Remove core and cut apples like a fan from the outside towards the inside but do not cut all the way through.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a springform pan with butter.
• Spoon batter into the prepared springform pan and spread out evenly. Set cut apple quarters in a circle into the batter with the round, cut side facing up. Gently push apples into the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven, allow to cool, and dust cooled cake with confectioners' sugar.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter an 8-inch square pan or equivalent-size baking dish.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and 1 cup of the sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/3-cup sugar with the cinnamon. Squeeze lemon juice into a medium bowl. Peel, core, and slice the apples into the bowl. Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture and toss to thoroughly coat each apple slice. Arrange the apple slices on top of the batter in overlapping rows, pressing lightly into the batter. Bake for 45 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

VERY FINE GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease 11 inch springform.
• Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• For the topping: Peel, quarter and core apples.
• Make lengthwise cuts on the outer rounded side 1/8 inch apart, so that the apple quarter still holds together but will cook quicker.
• Brush with lemon juice to avoid browning.
• For the batter: Mix flour with baking powder.In a bowl cream butter with sugar, vanilla and lemon peel with a mixer.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• Beat until mixture turns light yellow and has increased in volume.
• Add half of the flour and 1 tbs milk, mixing just until blended.
• Add rest of flour.
• Dough should have the consistency to drop slowly and heavily from a spoon, forming long tips.
• If too firm add another tbs of milk, if to soft add another tbs of flour.
• Mix to blend.
• Pour batter into greased form.
• Make a level surface with a wet spatula.
• Arrange apple quarters rounded side up on the dough to make a nice pattern,but leave a 1/2 inch rim along the side of your form.
• Apples will sink into dough while baking.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Sprinkle with raisins (optional).
• Put in the middle of the oven.
• Bake for 40-50 min at 350°F, until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven.
• Melt apricot jam with water over low heat, pass through a sieve and brush the hot cake with it.
• Remove cake from the springform,let cool and serve with whipped cream.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat eggs and oil until smooth.
• Add next 6 ingredients and mix well.
• Fold in apples.
• Pour into greased 9 by 13 pan.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 50-55 minutes.

SANDRA'S GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Beat the eggs until light.
• Add and beat after each ingredient: oil, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon, salt.
• Add the flour in 1/2 cup increments. It will be stiff.
• Fold in the walnuts.
• Fold in the apple slices.
• Pat the dough into an oblong cake pan that's been oiled and dusted with flour.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 to 60 minutes (or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean).
• Frosting: Combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar. Whip until creamy. Pour over the cooled cake.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Fold in apples and nuts. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
• 2. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Add confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth. Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

MRS. VOLLMER'S GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• For the crust:.
• Blend the softened butter with the sugar thoroughly.
• When creamy, add egg yolks vanilla and salt.
• Mix well.
• Blend in flour gradually, mixing lightly by hand until a homogenous mass.
• Pat dough into a 12" rectangular pyrex baking dish until it is evenly distributed over the bottom and part way up the sides.
• For the filling:.
• Peel and core apples and slice them into fairly thin slices.
• Sprinkle the slices with lemon juice, cinnamon and sugar as you go, placing them into a bowl, until all the apples are sliced.
• Warm the jam.
• If it is in a glass jar, loosen the lid and place the jar in a small pot of water, with the water coming half way up the side of jar.
• Simmer over low heat until jam is soft.
• Spread half the jam on the surface of the crust, and then place the apples, slightly overlapping, in as many rows as the bottom will take.
• If you are using Mackintosh apples, they will shrink more and tend to break.
• Keep your prettiest slices for the top, and arrange them attractively.
• Using a pastry brush, spread the rest of the jam across the the top of the cake.
• Sprinkle the top with almonds (I always leave this out unless I'm making it for a certain person).
• Bake in a 350° oven for about an hour, until crust and apples are golden.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and four a 9x13 inch pan. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil and sugar. Beat until foamy. Add flour mixture and beat well. Add vanilla and stir in chopped apples and walnuts. Pour into a 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool, then spread with cream cheese frosting.
• To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, softened butter, confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth, then spread on cake.

RUTH WALL'S GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare a large bundt or tube pan with a light coating of cooking spray.
• Mix together the apples, sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
• Add all of the ingredients for the batter to a large bowl and mix at medium speed for one minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure all ingredients are being incorporated. Mix for an additional 3 minutes.
• Pour one third of the batter into the baking pan. Cover with a layer using 1/2 the seasoned apples. Repeat with another 1/3 of batter and the remaining apples. Finish with the final 1/3 of batter.
• Bake for 90 to 105 minutes. Remove from oven.
• Cool for 10 minutes then invert onto a serving plate.
• While the is cooling (10 minutes), combine all ingredients for the glaze. Drizzle on top of the cake.