apfelkuchen

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 8 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 50 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. soak the raisins in boiling water while the oven preheats.
• cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine with 1 cup sugar until fluffy. beat in the eggs one by one, then add the almond extract and milk. sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder; stir into the creamed butter to form a loose dough.
• divide the dough in half and press each half into the bottom of a prepared cake pan, bringing it slightly up the sides. drain the raisins and scatter them over the dough. arrange the apple slices in a spiral pattern over the raisins, overlapping slightly. sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and drizzle with 1/2 cup of melted butter or margarine.
• bake in preheated oven until apples are soft and the dough is lightly browned, about 30 minutes. serve warm or at room temperature.