Apfeltorte (Apple Cake)

Name: Apfeltorte (Apple Cake)
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: apples; raisins, seedless; rum; sugar; chocolate; butter; vanilla extract; eggs; lemon extract; flour; baking powder; cinnamon; almonds; apricot preserves (jam); powdered sugar

Submitted by themiracle

Apfeltorte (Apple Cake) recipe

YIELD

16 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

60 min

READY

90 min

Ingredients

EACH APPLES
small

CUP RAISINS, SEEDLESS

TEASPOONS RUM
or rum extract *

CUP SUGAR
plus 3 tbsp, divided

TEASPOON CHOCOLATE
grated *

CUP BUTTER
or margarine, plus 2 tablespoons, divided

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

LARGE EGGS

TEASPOON LEMON EXTRACT *

1 ¼

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TEASPOON BAKING POWDER

TEASPOON CINNAMON

TEASPOONS ALMONDS
ground

X APRICOT PRESERVES (JAM) *

X POWDERED SUGAR
sifted *

Directions

Filling:

Peel and core apples. Combine raisins, rum, 1 tablespoon of the sugar and the grated chocolate in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Set aside while preparing batter.

Batter:

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Lightly grease bottom of 10½ inch springform pan. Cream ¾ cup of the butter, ¾ cup of the sugar and vanilla together. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and lemon extract, beating until light and fluffy.

Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon together. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Turn batter into prepared pan; arrange apples on top. Fill apple centers with raisin mixture. Dot with 2 teaspoons of the butter.

Bake @ 350 degrees, 45 minutes. Sprinkle with mixture of ground almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer until apples are tender.

Remove from oven. Brush jam over apple opening and sprinkle icing sugar over cake portion.