This German style apple cake with caramelized sugars pairs wonderfully with the lightly toasted malt flavor from our Octoberfest.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2-3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and grated
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- .5 tsp. salt
- 1.25 sticks (10 Tbsp. total) butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp. milk
- 1 splash of Bell’s Octoberfest
- .5 tsp. cinnamon
- .25 tsp. nutmeg
In the kitchen
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Sift 1.25 cups flour and mix with baking powder, .25 cup of sugar and salt.
- Cut 1 stick (8 Tbsp.) of cold butter into small cubes. Using a food processor, cut the butter into the flour/sugar mixture until fine.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, Octoberfest and grated apple. Stir into the butter/flour mix until a dough forms.
- Press dough into greased baking dish until it extends to every edge evenly.
- Layer the top of the dough with the peeled and sliced apples.
- Take the remaining 2 Tbsp. of butter and cut into small pieces. Dot over the top of the apples.
- Mix together the remaining flour and sugar with the cinnamon and nutmeg. Spread the mixture evenly over the apples.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until golden brown.
Enjoy with whipped cream and a glass of Bell’s Octoberfest!