Oma's Apfelkuchen / Grandma's Apple Cake (German)
Posted: 15 Feb 2023 06:55
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Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes + cooling
Serves: 10
If served as ten portions provides 422 cals, 37g fat (of which 14g saturates), 28g sugar and 0.2g salt per portion.
Ingredients
- 5 large egg yolks
- 2 medium tart apples, peeled, cored and halved
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1¼ cups sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup 2% milk
- Confectioners' sugar
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas Mark 4. Let egg yolks stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Starting ½ inch from 1 end, cut apple halves lengthwise into ¼ inch slices, leaving them attached at the top so they fan out slightly. Set aside.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5 - 7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, sift flour, cornstarch, cream of tartar, baking powder and salt twice. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Add milk; mix well (batter will be thick).
3. Spread batter into a greased 9 inch springform pan wrapped in a sheet of heavy-duty foil. Gently press apples, round side up, into batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, 45 - 55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove foil. Cool 1 hour longer. Remove rim from pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar.