Apfeltorte (Apple Cake)
Apfeltorte (Apple Cake) recipe
Yield
16 servingsPrep
30 minCook
60 minReady
90 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | each |
apples
small |
|
| ½ | cup |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
rum
or rum extract |
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
plus 3 tbsp, divided |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
chocolate
grated |
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
butter
or margarine, plus 2 tablespoons, divided |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon extract
|
*
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3 | teaspoons |
almonds
ground |
|
| 1 | x |
apricot preserves (jam)
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
sifted |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | each |
apples
small |
|
| 118 | ml |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
rum
or rum extract |
*
|
| 177 | ml |
sugar
plus 3 tbsp, divided |
|
| 5 | ml |
chocolate
grated |
*
|
| 177 | ml |
butter
or margarine, plus 2 tablespoons, divided |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon extract
|
*
|
| 296 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 15 | ml |
almonds
ground |
|
| 1 | x |
apricot preserves (jam)
|
*
|
| 1 | 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.
