A delightful German dessert, the Wine Apple Cake, is a wine-infused apple cake that combines the sweetness of apples with the rich flavor of wine.
Wine Apple Cake
This recipe comes from Hannelore Weigert, a German baker known for her traditional recipes. The Wine Apple Cake is a classic German dessert that combines the sweetness of apples with the rich flavor of wine.
Ingredients
- Shortcrust pastry (Mürbteig):
- 125 g Butter
- 125 g Sugar
- 250 g Flour
- 1 Egg
- 1 pack Vanilla Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- Wine Apple Cake:
- 3/4 L Wine (or 2 L Wine and 1/4 L Apple Juice)
- 250 g Sugar
- 2 packs Pudding Powder
- 2 ½ Pounds Apples
- 2 Cups Cream
- Cocoa for dusting
Directions
- Prepare the shortcrust pastry by combining butter, sugar, flour, egg, vanilla sugar, and baking powder. Press the dough into a springform pan.
- For the Wine Apple Cake, cook a cream from wine, sugar, and pudding powder.
- Clean and slice the apples, then fold them into the wine pudding. Spread this mixture over the shortcrust pastry.
- Bake for about 30 minutes at 175° C (347° F).
- Once the cake is baked and cooled, whip the cream and spread it over the cake. Dust with cocoa.
- Enjoy your Wine Apple Cake!
- This recipe is a traditional German dessert, perfect for any occasion.
- The combination of wine and apples gives this cake a unique and delightful flavor.
- You can adjust the amount of sugar based on the sweetness of your apples and wine.