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!
To make German Apple Kuchen, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Add the milk, vanilla, shortening, and egg to a bowl and whisk together.
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.
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.
In a small bowl, combine the topping ingredients. Crumble the topping evenly over the apples.
Bake the kuchen for about 40 minutes, until the crumble has turned golden brown and the apples have softened.
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!
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