Apple Cake

Name: Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; 4 large eggs; ¼ cup (60 g) whole milk; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 5 large tart apples (see Note), cut into ½-inch-thick (12 mm) slices; Juice of 1 lemon; ½ cup (60 g) all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons (30 g) sliced almonds; 2½ tablespoons (30 g) granulated sugar; 2½ tablespoons (40 g) unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces; 1 teaspoon (3 g) ground cinnamon; Whipped cream, homemade or store-bought,

Apfelkuchen

Preparation info

Yield:
16
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

German Home Kitchen

By Sophie Sadler

Published 2025

About

Apfelkuchen was my Oma Sieghilde’s specialty, and I know you will love this simple recipe that I have been making for years. The buttery, cinnamon-almond streusel topping adds the most fantastic finishing touch.

Ingredients

Cake Batter

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (250 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing

Europe
Germany
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C). Line the bottom of an 11 by 17-inch (28 by 43 cm) baking pan with parchment paper and grease the sides with butter.
Make the cake batter: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the butter,