
Apfelkucken (German Apple Cake)
Class #54
Ingredients: 2 dessert apples, peeled, cored and cut into fine wedges,1 tbsp lemon juice, 125g unsalted butter, 140g golden caster sugar,3 eggs, 250g plain flour, 1tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 75ml full fat milkTopping: 1 1/2 tbsp demerara sugar, ½ tsp ground cinnamonMethod heat the oven 270° C or gas 3. Grease and line a 23 cm diameter tin. Coat the apples in the lemon juice & set aside. In a large bowl beat together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, add the eggs and beat until smooth, sift in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well slowly add the milk mixing well after each addition until you have a smooth batter. Transfer the batter to the cake tin, then arrange the apple wedges in a spiral on top. Mix the sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle on top. Bake for 40 to 45 mins in the tin. Remove from heat. Allow to cool for 15 mins and then run a knife around the edges. Turn out onto a wire rack
