German Apple Kuchen

Name: German Apple Kuchen
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 15
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: Apples 5; Milk 1/2 cup; Shortening 1/4 cup; Eggs 1; Vanilla extract 1 tsp; Wheat flour 1 1/2 cups; Sugar 1/2 cup; Baking powder 1 tbsp; Salt 1/2 tsp; Wheat flour 1/4 cup; Sugar 1 cup; Butter 1/4 cup; Cinnamon 4 tsp

Traditional German apple cake that will make your Kitchen Smell Amazing!

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Serves 15
Medium
350°F
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Ingredients

	5 Apples
	1/2 cup Milk
	1/4 cup Shortening
	1 Eggs
	1 tsp Vanilla extract
	1 1/2 cups Wheat flour
	1/2 cup Sugar
	1 tbsp Baking powder
	1/2 tsp Salt
	For the crumble:
	1/4 cup Wheat flour
	1 cup Sugar
	1/4 cup Butter
	4 tsp Cinnamon

Nutritional information

223

Calories

Fat

21mg

Cholesterol

38g

Carbs

25g

Sugar

2.4g

Protein

Cuisine:

German Recipes

Ingredients

5 Apples
1/2 cup Milk
1/4 cup Shortening
1 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups Wheat flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tbsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt
For the crumble:
1/4 cup Wheat flour
1 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Butter
4 tsp Cinnamon

German Apple Kuchen

My homemade German Kuchen recipe is wonderfully warming and full of appley goodness! It’s guaranteed to make your kitchen smell amazing! Apfel Kuchen, or apple cake, is a traditional German baked pastry, that’s more of a coffeecake than a dessert. In fact I love to have this with a hot cup of tea or coffee as a mid-morning snack, especially on the weekends.

Soft, light vanilla cake is topped with slices of juicy apple and sprinkled with a cinnamon shortbread crumb, then popped into the oven. During the baking the apples go all soft and mushy, while the crumble turns a beautiful buttery golden brown. Utterly delicious!

So how to cook German Apple Kuchen?

Steps to make German Apple Kuchen

1	Heat the oven	5
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2	Blend the eggs and milk	5
Add the milk, vanilla, shortening, and egg to a bowl and whisk together.
3	Add the dry ingredients	1
Add the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to the bowl and gradually combine with the milk mixture until it comes together into a dough.
4	Place the dough on a baking tray	3
Place the dough on a lightly greased baking tray, with a slight rim, and spread out towards the edges. Scatter the apples evenly over the dough.
5	Make the crumble topping	2
In a small bowl, combine the topping ingredients. Crumble the topping evenly over the apples.
6	Bake the kuchen	40
Bake the kuchen for about 40 minutes, until the crumble has turned golden brown and the apples have softened.
7	Serving German Apple Kuchen

This German Apple Kuchen takes just 15 minutes to put together and you’re rewarded with apple cake heaven after baking! Do you have any tips for making traditional apfel kuchen you’d like to share? Pop them in the comments section below!

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.