German Apple-Almond Cake

A fellow baker at work tipped me off to this German apple cake. I filed it away to make for company because it sounded so good. This week, I finally had the chance and it was the star of Friday night dinner.

German Apple-Almond Cake

The recipe is from David Lebovitz’ website, who said he got it from Classic German Baking by Luisa Weiss. There’s a lot of bowls needed for this recipe, but I promise you, it’s worth it. A few notable things: the almond paste is grated to break it up and disperse it into the sugar; the apples are incorporated in two ways, as cubes for the batter, and slices for the topping.

German Apple-Almond Cake

I found this cake to be fantastic, and I know our guests did too, based on the chorus of “Oh, wow” and requests for seconds. It’s a touch too sweet for me, given the trio of almond paste, sugar, and apricot jam, so next time, I’d cut down on the sugar. But highly, highly recommended.

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