Apple Kuchen (German Apple Cake)
A traditional German dessert made of a 'not too sweet' cake, a layer of fresh apples sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, and drizzled with vanilla glaze. Heavenly!
Servings: 9 x13
Calories: 219kcal
Ingredients
- For the Cake:
- 4-5 medium Granny Smith Apples
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- For the Topping:
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- For the Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar together in your mixer until light and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time, add vanilla.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- Add flour mixture and sour cream, alternating, starting and ending with flour. Mixing just until each addition is incorporated into batter.
- Spread batter into prepared pan.
- Peel, core and slice apples into thin slices (about 16 slices per apple) place apples in a single layer across top of batter.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon for topping. Sprinkle over top of apple layer.
- Bake for 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove cake from oven and let cool 30 minutes.
- Prepare glaze: combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over top of cake. Serve cake still warm or can be served cooled.
- Store in refrigerator.
Notes
Recipe from Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 137mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g