Sonia's Apple Cake

Ingredients:
Filling:
75 g sugar
1 tbsp untreated lemon peel
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick
500 g sour apples

Dough:
200 g butter
150 g sugar
4 eggs
1 tbsp untreated lemon peel
200 g flour

fat and 2 tbsp breadcrumbs for the form
2 tbsp powdered sugar to dust

Preparation:
1. Boil 200 ml water with sugar, lemon, lemon zest and cinnamon stick and switch off the stove.
2. Slice the apples and add to the lemon stock.
3. Bring to the boil and simmer covered for 2 minutes and then let cool.
4. Mix the butter and sugar until frothy.
5. Add eggs and lemon zest and finally mix in the flour.
6. Preheat the oven to 175°C.
7. Grease springform and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
8. Smooth out half of the dough in the form.
9. Drain the apples and spread them on the dough without cinnamon stick.
10. Spread the rest of the dough over it.
11. Bake the cake on the bottom shelf for about 40 minutes.
12. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

Source of recipe:
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