Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake)

Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake)

Moist and buttery cake meets fall apples in Apfelkuchen, a classic German Apple Cake that is the perfect recipe for a fall dessert.

Ingredients

• 2-3 Gala apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into thin wedges
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• ½ c unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ c sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ¾ c unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ c milk
• powdered sugar, (for topping after the cake has cooled)

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350F.
• Toss the apple slices and lemon juice together and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar using an electric hand mixer, until pale and smooth. Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
• Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until well incorporated.
• Slowly add the milk, mixing as you add, until the batter is smooth. (Your batter should be thick but pour-able.)
• Pour the batter into a greased 10” spring form pan*.
• Nestle the apple slices into the batter, pushing them into the batter lightly.
• Bake the cake for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake (not into an apple) comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and cool for 15 minutes in the pan. Run a knife around the edges of the cake and remove the spring form edge. Let the cake continue to cool on a wire rack.
• Dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar immediately before serving.