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traditional german apple cake recipe

Vegan German Apple cake recipe (Versunkener Apfelkuchen)

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Vegan German Apple cake recipe is a kind of cake wherein batter is raised above the apple slices placed in batter, thereby sunken the apples.
5 from 8 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Cake
Cuisine world
Servings 1 Cake

Ingredients
  

1 Cup = 200ml

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup Oil
  • 1/2 cup water or milk
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg Powder
  • Salt a pinch
  • 1/2 cup apple puree
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 3 or 4 apples medium to large

Instructions
 

  • Take a bowl and add oil, powdered sugar and water. Whisk to dissolve sugar completely.
  • Place a sieve over the bowl and add whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder and nutmeg powder.
  • Sift the ingredients into the bowl.
  • Add apple puree, vanilla essence and lemon juice.
  • Mix the mixture into a batter using cut and fold method.
  • Pour the batter in a cake tin lined with greased butter paper or parchment paper. Keep aside.
  • Take 3 to 4 apples, peel their skin and cut into quarters.
  • Remove the core and seeds and mark cuts on the wider side of apple quarter. But note that quarters should remain intact from the other end.
  • Arrange these apple quarters over the batter having sliced side upwards.
  • Bake the cake in a preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes @ 180°C in the middle rack with both the rods on.
  • Insert the toothpick and if it comes out clean it's a sign that cake is baked properly.
  • Let the cake cool completely.
  • Vegan German apple cake is ready.
  • Serve after dusting with powdered sugar.
  • Enjoy.

Notes

Apple puree is made by grinding the apples. If finding difficulty in making puree, add a bit of water. However no issues if there remains few chunks of apples
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