Learn how to make a very fast version of a German apple cake. The recipe for the dough incorporates sour cream which makes the cake wonderfully moist. If you love apple cake but don´t want to spend a lot of time baking, you should give this recipe a try.
How is Apple Cake called in German?
Apple cake is called either "Apfelkuchen".
How to pronounce "Apfelkuchen"?
Listen to this audio file to hear how to say "Apfelkuchen".
How to make German Apple Cake with Sour Cream Video Tutorial
Authentic German Apple Cake with Sour Cream Recipe
Recipe
German Apple Cake With Sour Cream
Ingredients
Dough
- 10 tbsp. butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ cup flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ⅔ cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice
Filling
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. very cold butter
- 6-8 small apples
- 4 tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp. soft butter
Instructions
- Zest the lemon.
- Peel apples, core and cut into halves.
- Sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Grease a spring form pan with soft butter or butter spray.
- Sprinkle the spring form pan with brown sugar.
- Finely slice 2 tbsp. of butter and top the brown sugar with butter slices.
- Add the apples with the round end to the pan.
- Beat the butter, salt and the sugar until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add the eggs and beat for about 5 min.
- In the meantime, mix flour and baking powder in one bowl and sour cream, lemon zest and lemon juice in another bowl.
- Add flour and sour cream alternating to the bowl while beating.
- Place the batter on top of the apples and spread evenly.
- Bake for 50 -60 min. at 350 F in a preheated oven. Set a heatproof pan or aluminum foil below the cake in case some liquid _ leaks out of the cake pan.
- Let the cake cool for about 10 min. and flip on a cake plate.
- Allow to cool completely and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Yield: 1grams
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Christian Stanley says
This is a fantastic quick recipe, thank you for sharing it with us.
Chloe says
If you make this recipe, DO NOT USE A SPRINGFORM PAN. I do not think springform pans should ever be used for baking things in the oven because they leak. Even with a sheet pan underneath, it still smoked up the house and it was just terrible.
Angela Schofield says
Hi Chloe, I am sorry you had these problems. I am using a high quality spring form with a lip and never ran into a problem.
Josephine C. Viscomi says
I made the German Apple Cake with Sour Cream (Apfelkuchen) and it is very, very good! Except for dicing the apples for easier servability; I followed most of the instructions closely. Excellent, and quite pleased with it for my first time. Would you serve this with coffee or tea? And what kind?
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Angela Schofield says
Your cake looks wonderful, Josephine. Thank you for giving the recipe a try.
Michelle Cain says
I didn’t peel the apples. I used 3/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup molasses instead of sugar. Added extra 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. Added 2 smashed bananas and just used heaping measurements of bread flour. I had no lemon so used vanilla extract instead. So good!!!!
Angela Schofield says
Sounds delicious!