Best 7 Grandmas German Apple Cake Recipes

GERMAN APPLE CAKE (APFELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease and flour a 9.5-inch cake springform pan. You can also line the bottom with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract with your hand mixer in a large bowl. Add the egg and beat again.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Add the mixture to the liquid ingredients in small increments while using your hand mixer (and later your hands) on a low setting to avoid the flour from making a mess. You'll have to stop using your mixer about halfway through since the dough will become quite sticky. Just use your hands for the last bit and make sure not to overmix! Stop once everything is well combined and there are no lumps.
• Take the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin until it is slightly bigger than your springform pan (you'll need it for the edge/crust!). Make sure to put some flour on the surface and on the rolling pin first to avoid unnecessary sticking. Alternatively, you can also flatten the dough with your hands, then place it directly in the springform pan and form it to the bottom of the pan and up the sides (for crust). Make sure the dough has an even thickness and also make sure you have an approximately 1.5 inches high edge along the removable ring part of the springform pan (this is the crust).
• Peel the apples, remove the cores, and cut them into approx. 1/4-1/2 inch-sized cubes. Place the apple cubes into a bowl, add the cinnamon and mix well. Now evenly place the apple cubes over the cake base.
• For the crumbles, mix butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and flour using your hands (not your mixer!). The dough should be quite crumbly but the flour should be fully mixed in with the other ingredients (there should not be a lot of white flour spots). This might take a couple of minutes. If your dough feels too soft/sticky, add slightly more flour until it reaches the desired consistency (this shouldn't happen though). Rip the dough into small pieces and place it on top of the apples.
• Bake the cake for approximately 50 - 60 minutes. Since every oven is different, your baking time might vary slightly. Once the cake is done baking, remove it from the oven and let it cool in the springform pan. Remove the cake from the pan once it has cooled sufficiently.

GRANDMA'S GERMAN APPLE CAKE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Cream Butter and Sugar in a electric mix master. Add eggs and vanilla. Sift flour and baking powder, gradually add at low speed to creamed butter mixture 2. Spread dough into a buttered springform pan and top with apples 3. Make topping. Beat egg whites until foamy then add 1 tbsp of sugar until stiff but moist. In another bowl, beat egg yolks, sour cream, lemon rind until mixed. Add egg whites and fold into egg yolk mixture. Place topping on top of apples 4. bake at 350 for approximately 1 hour or until golden on top 5. Cool for one hour , them remove sides of springform pan

OMA'S APFELKUCHEN (GRANDMA'S APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Let egg yolks stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Starting 1/2 in. from 1 end, cut apple halves lengthwise into 1/4-in. slices, leaving them attached at the top so they fan out slightly. Set aside., Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, sift flour, cornstarch, cream of tartar, baking powder and salt twice. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Add milk; mix well (batter will be thick)., Spread batter into a greased 9-in. springform pan wrapped in a sheet of heavy-duty foil. Gently press apples, round side up, into batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, 45-55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove foil. Cool 1 hour longer. Remove rim from pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

GRANDMA'S FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Mix sugar, egg, and oil together in another bowl. Stir in the flour mixture just until combined; fold in apple, walnuts, and raisins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

GRANDMA'S FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Grease and flour a 9 X 12 X 3 pan and set aside.
• 2. Peel and chop apples. You may add 1 tsp. of lemon juice to the apples to prevent browning. Chop nuts. Set aside.
• 3. Cream together the shortening and sugar. Add the eggs and combine.
• 4. In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
• 5. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture a little at a time. Fold in the 3 cups of apples and the chopped nuts. The batter will be STIFF!
• 6. Place in the greased and floured pan. You will need to use a spoon or your hands to push the batter evenly into the pan. Don't worry, it will come out beautifully even though it looks lumpy!
• 7. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cake is done when it is nicely browned and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• 8. Allow to cool on a rack. This cake is delicious served warm with ice cream! Let it cool a bit first though. It also travels well, allow it to cool completely.

GRANDMA'S FRESH COUNTRY APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Stir shredded apples and sugar in a large bowl.
• 2. Add dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt).
• 3. Stir in the egg mixed with the oil into a measuring cup.
• 4. Pour into the dry ingredients.
• 5. Mix until thoroughly moist (do not overmix).
• 6. Stir in nuts.
• 7. Pour into a 9X13 pan sprayed with butter flavor no-stick spray.
• 8. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.
• 9. It springs when pressed when done.
• 10. Options for topping: Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Drizzle with caramel. Serve with Cool Whip. Serve ala mode with vanilla ice cream.

GRANDMA'S GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat egg's & Salad oil, vanilla, water together until foamy. Mix all Dry ingredients with nuts & apples. Then add egg, oil & vanilla, water mix to dry ingredients. Batter will be very stiff.
• Bake in greased tube pan, 350 degree oven for 90 min, or till done... Very good plain or with cream cheese frosting!