The Apple Cake Collection

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: Sent

Ingredients: Dough: 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 cups flour 1 cup crushed walnuts Filling: 3/4 cup applesauce chocolate icing (eg. 8 tbsp icing sugar, 4 tbsp cocoa, 8 tbsp softened butter, a little vanilla) Preparation: 1. Beat together butter, sugar and egg in a large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy. 2. Stir in lemon juice alternately with flour and walnuts. 3. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. 4. Divide dough into 4 balls and flatten each to a 9'' circle. 5. Bake on greased pie dishes at 350°F for 20 minutes. 6. When cool, assemble: torte layer, applesauce, torte layer, chocolate, torte layer, applesauce, torte layer, chocolate. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Doreen via Postcrossing