How To Make Honey-Glazed German Apple Cake
Moist, dense, and perfect for tea time, this German apple cake is brushed with a honey glaze for a decadent fruit dessert made of simple ingredients.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½sticksunsalted butter,softened, plus more for greasing
- 1½cupsall purpose flour,(185 g), plus more for dusting
- 1cupsugar,(200 g)
- 1½tsplemon zest
- 2large eggs
- 1½tspvanilla extract
- 1½tspkosher salt
- 1½tspbaking powder
- 2sweet tart apples,such as honeycrips
- 1tbsphoney
- 1½tspwater
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 335 degrees. Grease a 9-inch tart pan, with a removable base, with butter, then dust with flour, turning to coat evenly and tapping out the excess.
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In a large bowl, cream the sugar, butter, and lemon zest together with an electric hand mixer for 2 to 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
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Make a well in the center of the creamed sugar and butter. Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt to the well. Beat to combine.
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Sift in the flour and baking powder, then beat just to incorporate. The batter will be thick and sticky.
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Using a rubber spatula, transfer the batter to the prepared tart pan and spread in an even layer, starting at the center and working toward the outer edges.
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Cut lobes off of the apples, then discard the cores.
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Stick a skewer crosswise through the flat side of each apple wedge, just deep enough so the skewer is not exposed; this will prevent the knife from cutting all the way through the apple.
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Set the apples flat-side down and thinly slice lengthwise, stopping your knife when you hit the skewer. Remove the skewers.
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Arrange the apples in a circle pattern over the batter and gently push in to submerge slightly.
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Bake the cake for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost completely clean. The cake will brown around the edges before it’s done.
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In a small bowl, mix together the honey and water.
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Brush the honey mixture over the top of the warm cake.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 258.69kcal
- Fat: 12.46g
- Saturated Fat: 7.54g
- Trans Fat: 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.29g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.65g
- Carbohydrates: 34.30g
- Fiber: 1.27g
- Sugar: 21.02g
- Protein: 2.92g
- Cholesterol: 61.37mg
- Sodium: 203.63mg
- Calcium: 54.97mg
- Potassium: 69.01mg
- Iron: 1.00mg
- Vitamin A: 111.41µg
- Vitamin C: 0.33mg
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