German Apple Cake (Versunkener Apfelkuchen) | + homemade whipped cream

Learn how to make traditional "Versunkener Apfelkuchen". It's a popular German apple cake that looks like the apples are sunken. It tastes even better than it looks. Serve it with a dollop of homemade whipped cream.
3-4 apples
1 lemon (zested)
1/2 cup (1 stick) (120g) butter
1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp sugar (120g) sugar
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
1.5 cups (200g) all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp sea salt

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[printerudell]

It looks just like the cake my grandmother used to bake in the 1950s. Happy memories.

[nyworker]

You're a Good Teacher.
Never knew the idea of creaming and room temperature ingredients.

[goodmann]

Hi!! I made your cake and it was awesome!!! My oven is one of those but I will figure it out. Thank you! Wonderful! I was saddened to throw the peel out so I boiled and reduced the peel with some sugar and lemon and within minutes I had a beautiful sauce to accompany it. Cheers.

[tomsviewphotographyadventu]

My mom added sliced almonds on top of the apples before the raw sugar before baking. :-)

[messymia]

Can’t wait to try this recipe!! Think I’ll add to my dessert menu for Thanksgiving in a couple of weeks! Thanks for sharing!😊

[mariadelosangelescampos]

Great recipe, instructions and ingredients are perfect just as in the video, it works 100%, thank you for sharing. If you don't eat it the same day the next one is dense, so next time I used 3 eggs instead of 2 and replaced 50% of butter with oil, it was lighter.

[miriamsophiazapata]

You should also add Streusel 😍 loved the recipe it’s always hard for me to make the base of the cake 🥰

[jacquelinewong]

I managed to bake the cake today ! Thank you for your clear instructions and video presentation

[DadsDishes]

Wise words to not skip the coming to room temperature of ingredients! You can make this even healthier by replacing the sugar with monkfruit! :)

[AmericanEagIe]

Dankeschön! Ich liebe deinen Apfelkuchen.

[HFRUkraine]

Hello! I really love your upload! Thanks a lot for sharing this for us👍

[luisaashley]

Yum I’m going to try this recipe but add cinnamon Danke!

[minervamartnez]

I can’t wait to try n make this cake, it’s looks Delish❣️😋

[marytegureckas]

Worked out great! I had to use a bit of almond flour; but it still was super.

[theresakln]

Great and delicious!
Greetings from Germany

[DeliciousAmy]

I love this 😀
The cake came out so fluffy

[cyrilstevenson]

Hey i am back.. my butter melted in 2 minutes in Australia. ALSO my arm dident fall off..i did the hand mix. 7:26 its going in the oven. But were on Centigrade..anyway 180 eh

[elizabethtorres-diaz]

I can wait to try your recipe but I’m not quite sure how much flour you are using and how much baking powder can you please tell me and I will send you a picture I hope you can see this message today so you can answer me. Thank you so much.❤️

[cyrilstevenson]

I am trying to make this in Australia. Great instruction but..How much Flower..How many Eggs..how much Sugar..I had to estimate

[Ggreg]

What flour is it, self raising or plain flour.
Thank you