German Apple Cake

This German Apple Cake is a moist dense cake that keeps well. It has been a family favorite for twenty years.

• Calories: 201 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 cups apples - peeled, cored and diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch cake pan.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl; beat oil and eggs with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat well.

Step 3

Combine the flour salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon together in a bowl. Slowly add this mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the apples by hand using a wooden spoon. Spread batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool on a wire rack. Once cake is cool serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar or with a Cream Cheese Frosting.