Versunkener Apfelkuchen (German Sunken Apple Cake)

For this apple cake you need to cut the apples like a fan not only for looks — this little trick makes the cake especially moist. I like to use tart apples. You will need between 5 and 7 apples, depending on their size.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 292 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 10 tablespoons white sugar
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3 medium apples, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and mix until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Step 2

Mix 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoon flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to batter and mix until batter is smooth.

Step 3

Peel and quarter apples. Remove core and cut apples like a fan from the outside towards the inside but do not cut all the way through.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a springform pan with butter.

Step 5

Spoon batter into the prepared springform pan and spread out evenly. Set cut apple quarters in a circle into the batter with the round, cut side facing up. Gently push apples into the batter.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 45 minutes.

Step 7

Remove from oven, allow to cool, and dust cooled cake with confectioners' sugar.