Side Pannel
Apfeltorte (Apple Cake)
Ingredients List
- 8 Small apples
- 1/2 c Raisins
- 2 ts Rum or rum extract
- 3/4 c Sugar; plus 3 tbsp, divided
- 1 ts Chocolate; grated
- 3/4 c Butter or margarine; plus 2
- -sp, divided
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 3 Eggs
- 1 ts Lemon extract
- 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
- 1 ts Baking powder
- 1/2 ts Cinnamon
- 3 ts Almonds; ground
- Apricot jam
- Powdered sugar; sifted
Directions
Filling: Peel and core apples. Combine raisins, rum, 1
tablespoon of the sugar and the grated chocolate in
small saucepan. Bring to boil. Set aside while
preparing batter. Batter: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease bottom of 10 1/2" springform pan. Cream
3/4 cup of the butter, 3/4 cup of the sugar and
vanilla together. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and lemon
extract, beating until light and fluffy. Sift flour,
baking powder and cinnamon together. Gradually beat
into creamed mixture. Turn batter into prepared pan;
arrange apples on top. Fill apple centers with raisin
mixture. Dot with 2 teaspoons of the butter. Bake @
350 degrees, 45 minutes. Sprinkle with mixture of
ground almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake
10 to 15 minutes longer until apples are tender.
Remove from oven. Brush jam over apple opening and
sprinkle icing sugar over cake portion.
tablespoon of the sugar and the grated chocolate in
small saucepan. Bring to boil. Set aside while
preparing batter. Batter: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease bottom of 10 1/2" springform pan. Cream
3/4 cup of the butter, 3/4 cup of the sugar and
vanilla together. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and lemon
extract, beating until light and fluffy. Sift flour,
baking powder and cinnamon together. Gradually beat
into creamed mixture. Turn batter into prepared pan;
arrange apples on top. Fill apple centers with raisin
mixture. Dot with 2 teaspoons of the butter. Bake @
350 degrees, 45 minutes. Sprinkle with mixture of
ground almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake
10 to 15 minutes longer until apples are tender.
Remove from oven. Brush jam over apple opening and
sprinkle icing sugar over cake portion.
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