Moist German Sheet Pan Apple Cake
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Cooking:
45 min.
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Servings per container:
24
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Ingredients for - Moist German Sheet Pan Apple Cake

1. White sugar - ¾ cup
2. White sugar - 2 tablespoons
3. Unsalted butter - ¼ cup
4. Vanilla sugar - 2 teaspoons
5. Eggs - 5
6. Lemon, zested and juiced - ½
7. All-purpose flour - 2 ¾ cups
8. Baking powder - 3 teaspoons
9. Apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced - 2 pounds
10. Cinnamon sugar - 3 teaspoons
11. Applesauce - 2 ½ cups
12. All-purpose flour - 1 cup
13. All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons
14. Unsalted butter, cut into cubes - ½ cup
15. White sugar - ½ cup
16. White sugar - 2 tablespoons
17. Almond meal - 1 cup
18. Vanilla sugar - 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Moist German Sheet Pan Apple Cake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Stage

Combine 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest with the last egg.

3. Stage

Combine 2 3/4 cups flour and baking powder. Sift over butter mixture and quickly beat into batter with the electric mixer running on low speed.

4. Stage

Combine apple slices, lemon juice, and cinnamon sugar in a bowl and fold into batter. Spread batter onto the prepared baking sheet. Spoon applesauce onto batter and spread out evenly.

5. Stage

Combine 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 cup cubed butter, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, almond meal, and 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar in a bowl and mix into streusel. Sprinkle streusel over applesauce.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until streusel is lightly browned and cake is set, about 40 minutes.