German Apple Cake

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
• apple
  4 unit
• juice
  1/2 lemon
• butter
  120 g
• sugar
  120 g
• zest
  1 lemon
• vanilla extract
  10 ml
• egg
  3 unit
• flour
  200 g
• baking powder
  10 ml
• salt
  2 ml
• raw sugar
  25 ml
• whipped cream
  1 cup

🍳 Cookware

• oven
• cake pan
• stand mixer
• cake pan
• oven
• cooling rack

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to ⏱️ 10 minutes at 350%F.
2. 2

   Butter the bottom and sides of a cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper using butter .

   butter
3. 3

   Peel, core, and score each apple (peeled, cored, halved, thinly sliced across the surface). Immediately toss the apple halves with juice to prevent browning.

   apple: 4 unit, juice: 1/2 lemon
4. 4

   Cream butter (room temperature) with sugar and zest in a stand mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy.

   butter: 120 g, sugar: 120 g, zest: 1 lemon
5. 5

   Add vanilla extract and mix briefly.

   vanilla extract: 10 ml
6. 6

   Add the egg (room temperature), mixing on low just until incorporated.

   egg: 3 unit
7. 7

   In a separate bowl, combine flour , baking powder , and salt . Sift, then add dry mixture to the wet mixture. Mix on low until just combined. Do not overmix.

   flour: 200 g, baking powder: 10 ml, salt: 2 ml
8. 8

   Spread the batter evenly into the prepared cake pan .
9. 9

   Arrange the prepared apple halves on top of the batter without pressing them down. Sprinkle with raw sugar .

   raw sugar: 25 ml
10. 10

    Bake in the oven for ⏱️ 35-40 minutes or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
11. 11

    Cool on a cooling rack for ⏱️ 20 minutes before removing from the pan. Slice and serve optionally with whipped cream .

    whipped cream: 1 cup