The Apple Cake Collection

Ingredients: 125 g soft butter 250 g sugar or less, depending on the sweetness of the apples 3 egg yolks 1 pinch of salt 1 kg quark 75 g semolina 1 package vanilla sauce powder 1 coated tsp baking powder 500 - 750 g apples 50 g of sultanas 3 egg whites Preparation: 1. Mix all ingredients (except apples, sultanas and egg whites) with a whisk into a smooth dough. 2. Wash the apples, peel them, cut into quarters, remove the core, cut into fine leaves and add together with the sultanas to the dough. 3. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold in gently. 4. Grease Springform. 5. Pour in the dough, spread a little higher towards the middle and bake. 6. Bake at 180 -190 °C for 55 -60 minutes at the lower insertion strip. 7. Let rest at 0 °C for 5 - 10 minutes. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Gudrun via Postcrossing (Das blaue Kochbuch)

Ingredients: For the apple base: 550 g cooking apples, weight when peeled, cored and sliced 3 tbsp water 50 g caster or soft brown sugar ½-1 tsp mixed spice For the crumble topping: 150 g rolled oats 85 g plain flour 85 g margarine 115 g soft brown sugar Preparation: 1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C/gas mark 4. 2. Put the apples with the water, sugar and spice into a pie dish, cover and bake for 15 minutes. 3. Mix the rolled oats with the flour, melt the margarine in a pan and add the oat mixture and the sugar. 4. Mix well, then spread evenly over the apples. 5. Bake for a further 30 minutes until the topping is crisp and brown. Serve with custard. Source of Recipe: By Marguerite Patten  (Sent in by John via Postcrossing)