German Apple Pie Recipe (Gedeckter Apfelkuchen)
Serves 12
30 mins prep
50 mins cook
180 mins Resting Time
260 mins total
Gedecketer Apfelkuchen is a super delicious and relatively easy German apple cake recipe that's similar to an American apple pie in a way that it has a bottom and top crust and an apple pie-like filling, except it's glazed and really not like pie at all! The kids and I love it and I am sure so will you!
Gedeckter Apfelkuchen Dough
Gedeckter Apfelkuchen Filling
Lemon Glaze
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Make the Dough
Preheat the oven (conventional setting) to 200° C or 390° F. Grease your springform pan with some butter (I also like to use parchment paper on the bottom layer before clipping it in). Knead together all dough ingredients until smooth, cookie-like dough.
oz flour
oz almond flour
eggs
tsp salt
oz sugar
oz butter
Set aside ⅓ of the dough and roll out the rest in a large circle to cover the inside and some of the sides (about 2 inches tall) of the springform. Poke the bottom crust several times with a fork. Put in the fridge to stay cool.
Make the Filling
Peel, quarter, remove the core, and cut apples into 1/4 inch wide wedges. Mix with the lemon juice.
kilograms tart apples
lemon
Toast the almond slices or flour in a pan on medium heat, stirring occasionally. Then toss together with the apples and remaining filling ingredients and distribute onto the bottom crust.
oz sugar
oz sliced almonds
tsp ground cinnamon
tsp flour
Spread them out and push down on the apples to create a somewhat uniform top. Roll out the top crust and lay over the apples, then cut around the rim and push the edges down (I use a spoon to help get the edges straight.
Bake for about 50 minutes, then allow cooling completely in the form (about 2 to 3 hours).
Let Cool & Glaze
Remove the cake from the pan and transfer to a cake plate. Stir together the powdered sugar and lemon juice for the glaze and brush onto the baked top layer.
tbsp lemon juice
oz powdered sugar
If desired, garnish with more toasted almond slices. If you have any leftover crust, you could also cut out some fun shapes with cookie cutters and garnish the cake with those too. I meant to do that and completely forgot :-D.
