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September 18, 2010

Delicate German Apple Cake

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Most popular  german apple cake taste delicious with tea.  Perfect for kids & healthy too.  Instead of apple even plums, apricot, cherries can be used.  Cake looks shiny & fluffy once baked.  By spreading apricot glaze adds more flavour to the cake.  Last week I was invited to my friends house for lunch & I baked this cake just for them.  It was delicious :)

Ingredients :

For the toppings :
  1. Butter - 4 tbsp
  2. Apples - 2 nos
For the sponge :
  1. Softened butter - 125 gms
  2. Sugar - 1 cup
  3. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
  4. A pinch of salt
  5. Lemon extract - few drops
  6. Eggs (medium) - 3 nos
  7. All purpose flour - 2 cups
  8. Baking powder - 2 tsp
  9. Milk -2 tbsp
For the apricot glaze :
  1. Apricot jam - 2 tbsp
  2. Water - 1 tbsp

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Method :

1.   Grease the baking pan & preheat the oven at 180 C.

For the toppings :

2.   Melt the butter in a small pan.  Peel the apples, cut into quarters, remove the cores & cut lengthwise.

For the sponge :

3.   Sieve the flour & baking powder.

4.   Whisk the butter until soft & add vanilla essence, salt & lemon extract.  

5.   Whisk in the eggs one at a time.  Mix in the flour mixture alternating with the milk.  Transfer the mixture to the greased pan & smooth to make it even.

6.   Arrange the apple quarters on the sponge mixture & pour the melted butter over the apples.  Bake for about 45 mins or until done.

7.   Rub the apricot jam through a sieve.  Add little water to it & bring it the boil.  Pour on the cake immediately after taking it out of the oven.   Allow the cake to cool.


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Serve with tea.
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