German apple cake is a moist, dense cake that keeps well. It has been a family favorite for 20 years. Serve with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar or topped with a cream cheese frosting.
Provided by: SmallRecipe.com
Categories: Dessert
Total time: 1 hours 0 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Yield: 1 9×13-inch cake
Ingredients:
| 1 cup vegetable oil |
| 2 eggs |
| 2 cups white sugar |
| 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| ½ teaspoon salt |
| 4 cups apples – peeled, cored and diced |
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch cake pan.
- Beat oil and eggs in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add sugar and vanilla; beat well.
- Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Slowly add flour mixture to egg mixture; mix until combined. The batter will be very thick. Fold in apples by hand using a wooden spoon. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cake on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 201.2 calories, Carbohydrate 27.7 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.7 g, Saturated Fat 1.3 g, Sodium 107.2 mg, Sugar 18.9 g
How do I make German apple cake?
German apple cake is a moist, dense cake that keeps well. It has been a family favorite for 20 years. Serve with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar or topped with a cream cheese frosting. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch cake pan. Beat oil and eggs in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.
How to cook apples in a pan?
Place chopped apples in a medium-sized saucepan. Add lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon stick, and 5 tbsp water. Mix to combine. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and continue cooking until apples turned soft. Mix occasionally. It generally takes 15 to 20 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and take the saucepan off the heat.
When is apple cake served in Germany?
Therefore, you will see this German apple cake being served around our Thanksgiving period in October, also during festivals such as the Oktoberfest food harvest folks fest. In Bavarian homes, and Austrian homes across the border, you will most probably be invited to a slice of this apple cake.
How do you boil apples to make applesauce?
You need to peel, core, and chop them into small, identical bits. Using a medium-sized saucepan, combine the apples, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon stick, and five tablespoons of water ( photo 1 ). Turn the heat to medium-high, cover with a lid, and bring to a boil.