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german apple cake with crumbs

Apple Crumble Cake

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Classic apple crumble cake, quick and easy to make. Perfect for cozy afternoons with cinnamon, crunchy crumble topping, and fresh apples. #AppleCake #CrumbleCake #Baking #Dessert
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Just a heads up: I use grams and Celsius degrees in all my recipes, as I'm based in Germany.

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 290 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 springform pan 26 cm

Ingredients
  

Base

  • 250 g flour
  • 125 g sugar
  • 125 g soft butter
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 5 g butter to grease the pan

Filling:

  • 4-5 whole apples peeled and cut into slices
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon

Crumbles

  • 100 g flour
  • 50 g sugar
  • 75 g butter cold, cut in little cubes

Instructions
 

Base:

  • Mix flour, sugar, softened butter, egg, baking powder, and salt into a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
    250 g flour, 125 g sugar, 125 g soft butter, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 pinch salt, 1 whole egg
  • Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F) conventional, 160 °C (320 °F) fan oven.

Filling:

  • Wash, peel, core and thinly slice the apples. Toss with sugar and cinnamon.
    4-5 whole apples, 1 Tbsp cinnamon, 2 tsp sugar
  • Grease your springform pan with butter. Press dough evenly on the base, forming a small edge. Spread apple mixture on top.
    5 g butter

Crumbles

  • Combine flour, sugar, and cold butter to crumble topping. Sprinkle evenly over apples.
    100 g flour, 50 g sugar, 75 g butter
  • Bake for 45–50 minutes until the crumble topping is golden brown.
    Let cool before slicing. Serve with whipped cream if you like.

Notes

Serve with some vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 430IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg

The nutritional values are automatically calculated – I use them as a rough guide myself when I want to keep track.

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