Corena’s Kitchen
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German Sunken Apple Cake
Next to pumpkin spice, nothing says fall like desserts featuring apples.
For this apple cake you need to cut the apples like a fan not only for looks — this little trick makes the cake especially moist. I like to use tart apples. You will need between 5 and 7 apples, depending on their size.
Ingredients
9 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
10 tablespoons white sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 medium apples, or as needed
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed
Directions
Step 1
Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and mix until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Step 2
Mix 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoon flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to batter and mix until batter is smooth.
Step 3
Peel and quarter apples. Remove core and cut apples like a fan from the outside towards the inside but do not cut all the way through.
Step 4
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a springform pan with butter.
Step 5
Spoon batter into the prepared springform pan and spread out evenly. Set cut apple quarters in a circle into the batter with the round, cut side facing up. Gently push apples into the batter.
Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
Step 7
Remove from oven, allow to cool, and dust cooled cake with confectioners' sugar.