Name: GERMAN APPLE STREUSEL SHEET CAKE (APFEL STREUSELKUCHEN) recipe by Alok Verma at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: FOR THE BASE:; whole wheat Flour 2 cups; Granulated Sugar 1/2 cup; Melted Butter 3/4 cup; Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon; Pinch of Salt; FOR THE FILLING:; Large Apples, thinly sliced 2; Ground Cinnamon 1/4 cup; Grated Nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon; Granulated Sugar 1/2 cup; Juice of Lemon 1; Lemon Zest 1 teaspoon; FOR THE TOPPING:; Rolled Oats 1 cup; Whole wheat Flour 1/2 cup; Ground Cinnamon 1 teaspoon; Room temperature Butter 2 tablespoon; Brown Sugar 1/2 cup

ABOUT GERMAN APPLE STREUSEL SHEET CAKE (APFEL STREUSELKUCHEN) RECIPE

My time in Berlin this June was spent trying out as many of these as I could and I have a few favourites. Here’s my take on a classic German dessert, with the use of oats for the streusel (crumb topping) as a healthier alternative to all-purpose flour.

Ingredients Serving: 8

FOR THE BASE:
whole wheat Flour 2 cups
Granulated Sugar 1/2 cup
Melted Butter 3/4 cup
Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon
Pinch of Salt
FOR THE FILLING:
Large Apples, thinly sliced 2
Ground Cinnamon 1/4 cup
Grated Nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon
Granulated Sugar 1/2 cup
Juice of Lemon 1
Lemon Zest 1 teaspoon
FOR THE TOPPING:
Rolled Oats 1 cup
Whole wheat Flour 1/2 cup
Ground Cinnamon 1 teaspoon
Room temperature Butter 2 tablespoon
Brown Sugar 1/2 cup

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 150°Centigrade
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the base and spread the soft dough on the bottom of a rectangular cake pan. Bake the same for 15 minutes. Take it out and let it rest at room temperature.
Raise the oven temperature to 175°Cenyigrade. In another bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the topping and spread it all evenly over the base in the pan.
In a third bowl, combine all the ingredients for the streusel or topping and spread evenly over the apple layer. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the filling is soft and the streusel is golden and crumbly.
Set it outside the oven for 20 minutes and then chill for an hour. Serve with ice cream or caramel sauce, if desired.

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