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Gedeckter Apfelkuchen: German Apple Pie

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!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Resting Time3 hours
Total Time4 hours 20 minutes
Course: Baking, Coffee, Dessert
Cuisine: German
Keyword: Apfelkuchen, German Apple Cake, German Apple Pie, Recipes for Apple Pie Crust, Recipes for Apple Pie Filling
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 428kcal

Ingredients

Gedeckter Apfelkuchen Dough

  • 300 grams flour plus more for rolling out the dough
  • 80 grams almond flour
  • 2 eggs medium
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 150 grams sugar
  • 175 grams butter plus some more for greasing the pan

Gedeckter Apfelkuchen Filling

  • 1 kilograms tart apples Granny Smith work best in my opinion
  • ½ lemon juice only
  • 50 grams sugar
  • 50 grams sliced almonds or almond flour, optional: more for garnish
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon flour

Lemon Glaze

Instructions

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.
    300 grams flour, 80 grams almond flour, 2 eggs, ½ teaspoon salt, 150 grams sugar, 175 grams 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 ¼ inch wide wedges. Mix with the lemon juice.
    1 kilograms tart apples, ½ 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.
    50 grams sugar, 50 grams sliced almonds, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon 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.
    3 Tablespoons lemon juice, 150 grams 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 451IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg