German Apple Cake
With the long, cold winters we have here, this German apple cake recipe has warmed many a kitchen. The cake is perfect for breakfast, dessert or an evening snack.
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Serving size: 16
Calories per serving: 328
Ingredients:
Cook time:
Serving size: 16
Calories per serving: 328
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
1/2 cup orange juice
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups thinly sliced peeled apples (about 4 to 5 apples)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons sugar
Confectioners' sugar, optional
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine oil and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to egg mixture. Beat until smooth; add vanilla and beat well.
Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Arrange half the apples over the batter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half over the apples. Top with remaining batter, apples and cinnamon mixture.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool 1 hour before removing from pan. Cool, apple side up, on a wire rack. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Source: tasteofhome.com
In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine oil and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to egg mixture. Beat until smooth; add vanilla and beat well.
Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Arrange half the apples over the batter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half over the apples. Top with remaining batter, apples and cinnamon mixture.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool 1 hour before removing from pan. Cool, apple side up, on a wire rack. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Source: tasteofhome.com
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