Moist German Sheet Pan Apple Cake

This apple sheet cake has 3 layers - a pastry layer, an applesauce layer, and a streusel layer, so you need a deep sheet pan. It is to die for.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 243 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 1 cup almond meal
• ½ lemon, zested and juiced
• 2 ½ cups applesauce
• 2 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest with the last egg.

Step 3

Combine 2 3/4 cups flour and baking powder. Sift over butter mixture and quickly beat into batter with the electric mixer running on low speed.

Step 4

Combine apple slices, lemon juice, and cinnamon sugar in a bowl and fold into batter. Spread batter onto the prepared baking sheet. Spoon applesauce onto batter and spread out evenly.

Step 5

Combine 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 cup cubed butter, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, almond meal, and 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar in a bowl and mix into streusel. Sprinkle streusel over applesauce.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until streusel is lightly browned and cake is set, about 40 minutes.