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German Apple Cake
Photo: David Holifield

German Apple Cake

16 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

905
Calories
23g
Protein
25g
Fat
150g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Blackberry 1 cup (144g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Topping not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Prep: 20mins
  • Cook: 1hr 30mins
  • Serves 12
  • 175g/6oz unsalted butter,
  • 175g/6oz caster sugar,
  • 675g/11/2lb Bramley apples, cored and sliced (4 eating apples cut into wedges + 150g blackberries),
  • 3 large eggs, beaten,
  • 200g/7oz plain flour,
  • 2 tsp baking powder,
  • 150g pot soured cream
  • Topping:
  • 50g/2oz unsalted butter,
  • 50g/2oz soft brown sugar,
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon,
  • 75g/3oz plain flour,
  • 50g/2oz toasted flaked almonds

Directions

1

1 Preheat the oven to 180C/Fan 160C/ 350oF/Gas Mark 4. Lightly oil and line a 20cm spring form tin with baking parchment. Melt 25g of the butter and sugar together in a large frying pan, add the apple slices and sauté for 3-4mins or until the apples are tender. Leave to cool.

2

2 Make the crumble topping, melt the butter, then stir in remaining ingredients.

3

3 Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, gradually add the eggs, beating well between additions. Sift over the flour and baking powder then gently fold into the mixture with the soured cream.

4

4 Spoon two thirds of the cake mixture over the base of the tin, scatter over a third of the crumble mixture, top with the remaining cake mixture then finally scatter over the apples and remaining crumble mixture. Bake for 1hour 15mins. Cool in the tin for 10 mins before transferring to a plate. Serve warm in wedges with more sour cream if liked.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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