- 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 | |
