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Apfeltorte (Apple Cake)
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Servings: 1
Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 8
Small apples 1/2
cup
Raisins 2
teaspoons
Rum or rum extract 3/4
cup
Sugar; plus 3 tbsp,
divided
1
teaspoon
Chocolate,
grated
3/4
cup
Butter or margarine,
plus 2
divided 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 3
Eggs 1
teaspoon
Lemon extract 1 1/4
cups
All-purpose flour 1
teaspoon
Baking powder 1/2
teaspoon
Cinnamon 3
teaspoons
Almonds,
ground
Apricot jam
Powdered sugar,
sifted
Directions:
Filling: Peel and core apples. Combine raisins, rum, 1 tablespoon of the sugar and the grated chocolate in small saucepan. Bring to boil.
Set aside while preparing batter. Batter: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease bottom of 10 1/2" springform pan. Cream 3/4 cup of the butter, 3/4 cup of the sugar and vanilla together. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and lemon extract, beating until light and fluffy.
Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon together. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Turn batter into prepared pan; arrange apples on top. Fill apple centers with raisin mixture. Dot with 2 teaspoons of the butter. Bake @ 350 degrees, 45 minutes. Sprinkle with mixture of ground almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer until apples are tender. Remove from oven. Brush jam over apple opening and sprinkle icing sugar over cake portion.
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