Traditional German Topped Apple Cake - Gedeckter Apfelkuchen

This is a delicious German Topped Apple Cake - Gedeckter Apfelkuchen - for which you would use the Kathi German Shortcrust Cake Baking Mix. You just need to add some fresh ingredients. Perfect for baking beginners.

Ingredients German Topped Apple Cake  

1 Kathi Shortcrust Baking Mix
4-6 apples small-med size
2 tbsp raisins
3 tbsp chopped almonds
cinnamon to taste

Baking Instructions German Topped Apple Cake  

• In a bowl combine baking mix thoroughly with egg and butter.

• With the hand mixer and kneading hooks mix well until you get a smooth dough, or use the hands to knead. Form a ball.
• Wrap the dough ball in foil and refrigerate for 30 min.
• Roll 2/3 of the dough on a smooth surface sprinkled with flour.

• Grease and sprinkle with flour a special Fruit cake form (10" or 26cm).
• With a fork poke the dough multiple times.
• Peel apples, remove seeds, cut in quarters, then in small pieces.
• Mix apples, raisins, almonds and cinnamon.
  
  
• Pre-heat oven to 180 C or 360 F.
• Place the apple filling into the form.
• Roll remaining dough and make a cover or thin stripes.
• Place the stripes like a grid on top of the apples. If you like you can beat an egg yolk and brush the yolk on the dough stripes.
• Bake for 40-45 min.
• Let cool off on a cooling rack.

 Serve with whipped cream!

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