German Apple Cake Recipe

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With the long, cold winters we have here, this recipe has warmed many a kitchen. The cake is perfect for breakfast, mealtime dessert or evening snack. I've made it for many parties, and I've always received compliments on it.
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German Apple Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 12-16 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 cups thinly sliced peeled apples (about 4 to 5 apples)
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

  • Combine the first three ingredients; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine oil and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to egg mixture. Beat until smooth; add vanilla and beat well.
  • Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Arrange half the apples over the batter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half over the apples. Top with remaining batter, apples and cinnamon/sugar.
  • Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 1 hour before removing from pan. Cool, apple side up, on a wire rack. Sprinkle top with confectioners' sugar if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 351 calories, 15 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 239 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as German Apple Cake in Country August/September 1991, p51

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Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2009 by maryHodges

What kind of apples should I use?

Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2009 by Lindamatula

I have been making this recipe for about 20 years! It is always fantastic & everyone loves it.

LMatula

Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2008 by Jeannie Jones

I was so glad to find this recipe! I used to make it when my boys were little.(Now 30 & 35)I had lost my recipe during a move long ago. I always mixed the 2 tsp. cinnamon, 3 tbsp. sugar with the apples. I think it is more moist that way. Thank you. jjones

 
 
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