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Covered German Apple Cake is one of the best apple cakes! Filled with cinnamon-seasoned apple chunks and topped with a vanilla shortbread crust. You can get this cake in every German bakery!
This Covered German Apple Cake is the favorite cake of my husband! In Germany, we call it ‘Gedeckter Apfelkuchen’. The apple filling is covered with a vanilla shortbread crust and that makes the apples inside extra tasty!
I also made aGerman Apple Streusel Sheet Cakea few month ago which has streusel on top and is made with apple chunks and apple sauce. If you love streusel you need to try this cake! Another great cake with apples is thiswhich is made with a yeast dough and so fluffy.
In Germany, you can find many different types of apple cakes. For example with streusel on top, as a sheet cake or with sunken in apples. But my husband loves his grandmother’s covered apple cake.It’s a very traditional German cake and every grandmother has her own little secret which makes her version of the cake special.
Peter’s grandmother loves to use rum when she is baking! She uses it with powdered sugar to glaze cookies or to make her apple pie filling extra tasty.
Adding rum to the apple cake filling gives it a great flavor. I like to use a gold rum for baking because it complements the sweeter flavors. For this cake, you could also use a spiced rum or a black rum, both go really well with spices like cinnamon.
The rumgives a nice little kick without tasting like alcohol! Just add a tablespoon or two to the apples with the cinnamon.
Like you see in my photos the cake comes out a little bit flat. During the baking process, the apples will get soft and the filling will shrink. The apples get infused by the spices and form a delicious filling! This cake might not be the most beautiful cake but it definitely tastes like a million bucks.
This Bavarian Covered Apple Cake is covered like an American apple pie and tastes delicious, especially with a glass of milk or some vanilla ice cream! You can serve it warm or in the summer it tastes also great out of the fridge.
– Julia
Looking for more German cake recipes?
- German Apple Cake (Versunkener Apfelkuchen)
- German Apple Streusel Sheet Cake
- Easy Spice Cake Recipe
- Apple Strudel Recipe
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Covered German Apple Cake
By: Julia Foerster
This covered Apple Cake is filled with cinnamon-seasoned apple chunks and topped with a vanilla shortbread crust. You can get this cake in every German bakery!
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup cold butter
- 1 pinch of salt
- 5 apples
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp rum, optional
- 2 Tbsp breadcrumbs
Cups - Metric
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla extract, egg, and the cold butter. Knead until the dough is smooth, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Peel the apples, and cut them into chunks. In a bowl, combine apples, 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and 1-2 tbsp rum (optional).
Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and grease a 9-inch springform pan (26 cm).
Use 3/4 of the dough for the bottom. Roll out the dough into a circle bigger than your baking pan, transfer to your pan and bring up the dough on the sites. Stab the bottom with a fork and sprinkle breadcrumbs on top.
Roll out the rest of the dough to make the upper crust.
Add the apple chunks to the baking dish and cover with the upper crust.
Bake for 50 minutes until lightly browned. Serve still warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
The cake tastesbest on the same day.
Nutrition
Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 500IU | Vitamin C: 5.4mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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About Julia Foerster
Hi, I'm Julia! Born in Germany, I call Canada now my home and love to share my favorite dishes with you! Here you'll find hundreds of recipes, all made from scratch, with lots of tips and detailed step-by-step instructions.
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