Name: Versunkener Apfelkuchen (German Sunken Apple Cake)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 9 tablespoons; White sugar - 10 tablespoons; Eggs, at room temperature - 3 large; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Apples, or as needed - 3 medium; Confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Versunkener Apfelkuchen (German Sunken Apple Cake)

1. Unsalted butter, at room temperature 9 tablespoons

2. White sugar 10 tablespoons

3. Eggs, at room temperature 3 large

4. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

5. All-purpose flour 2 tablespoons

6. Baking powder 2 teaspoons

7. Apples, or as needed 3 medium

8. Confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Versunkener Apfelkuchen (German Sunken Apple Cake)

1 . Stage

Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar and mix until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.

2 . Stage

Mix 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoon flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to batter and mix until batter is smooth.

3 . Stage

Peel and quarter apples. Remove core and cut apples like a fan from the outside towards the inside but do not cut all the way through.

4 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a springform pan with butter.

5 . Stage

Spoon batter into the prepared springform pan and spread out evenly. Set cut apple quarters in a circle into the batter with the round, cut side facing up. Gently push apples into the batter.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 45 minutes.

7 . Stage

Remove from oven, allow to cool, and dust cooled cake with confectioners' sugar.