APFEL KUCHEN CAKE
-By February 2011 Member Spotlight Karl Hutter
Ingredients:
- 3 oz. unsalted butter (very soft)
- 3/4 cup sugar (1 cup for sweeter version)
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour (all-purpose o.k.)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg nut
- 1/2 cup light cream
- 3 or 4 peeled and cored apples cut in wedges (can substitute plums,apricots, persimmons)
- 3/4 cup blueberries (can substitiue currants, cranberries)
- 4-5 oz. light colored fruit glaze (or make from apricot jam)
Procedure:
- Preheat oven 350 F
- Butter 10-inch non stick spring form cake pan
- In a bowl beat the butter to a fluffy consistency, fold in sugar and egg
- In separate bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, nutmeg
- Add the dry ingredients and cream alternately to the butter mixture, do not overmix
- Spoon the batter into pan
- Add the apple wedges 1/4 inch apart on top of batter in circular rows until the dough is covered
- Sprinkle berries evenly over fruit
- Bake for 40 to 50 min. (insert skewer,must come out clean)
- Cool for 10 min. then remove from baking pan and move to cake tray
- Heat glaze and with a pastry brush coat the top of the fruit
- As a dessert serve with your favorite sauce