The Apple Cake Collection

Ingredients: Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 3/4 pound celery root, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2 cups) 3/4 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2 cups) 3/3 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2 cups) 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 onion, diced 2 small firm, sweet apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2 1/2 cups) 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh sage leaves Preparation: 1. Bring a medium pot of water to a boil, and generously season with salt. 2. Add celery root, and simmer 3 minutes. 3. Add potatoes and sweet potatoes, and simmer vegetables 2 minutes more. 4. Drain well, and spread vegetables on a rimmed baking sheet. Let cool 15 minutes. 5. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large (preferably cast-iron) skillet over medium-high heat, and cook onions until translucent and just beginning to colour, about 2 minutes. 6. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil, the apples, and vegetables; season with salt and pepper. 7. Stir...

Ingredients:   1 kg apples, diced 1 fistful pine nuts 1 fistful raisins a pinch of cinnamon zest of a lemon, grated 1 spoon baking powder 8 spoons flour 6 spoons sugar 2 eggs Preparation:   1. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, lemon zest and eggs together. 2. Add in apples, raisins and pine nuts. 3. Fill dough into a form. 4. Bake at 180°C for about 45 min until golden. Source of Recipe:   Sent in by Sara via Postcrossing

Ingredients: 2 lbs. apples, peeled, cored & sliced 1 cup plus 4 tbs. sugar 1 tsp cinnamon grated zest & juice of one lemon 4 eggs 1 cup oil (canola or safflower) 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract Preparation: 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F.  2. Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.  3. In a large bowl, toss apple slices, 4 tbs. sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest & juice together and set aside.  4. In another large bowl, use a mixer or egg beater to beat eggs with 1 cup sugar until thick and lemon colored, and mixture forms a ribbon when beaters are lifted from the bowl, 3 to 5 minutes.  5. Beat in oil until well blended.  6. Stir in flour, baking powder, and vanilla with a spatula until well mixed and smooth.  7. Pour half the batter into the prepared pan.  8. Spoon half the apple slices over batter.  9. Pour remaining batter over the apple slices, then top with the remaining apple slices.  10. Bake until apples are tende...

Ingredients: 6 cups peeled, cored, sliced apples (use apples that are good for cooking) 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup hard butter, cut up Preparation: 1. Place apple slices in ungreased shallow 3L casserole dish. 2. Sprinkle granulated sugar over top. 3. Topping: In a separate bowl combine flour, brown sugar and salt. 4. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 5. Scatter evenly over apple. 6. Press down lightly, 7. Bake, uncovered, at 375° F (190° C) for about 40 minutes, until apple is tender. Enjoy hot or cold! Enjoy with a scoop of ice cream!  Source of Recipe: Sent in by Samantha via Postcrossing

Ingredients:   2 eggs 1¹/⁴ cup of oil  1 tsp nutmeg 1-1¹/² tsp of baking soda 1¹/² - 2 cups sugar 3 cups apples  3 cups of all purpose Flour  1-2 tsp cinnamon  2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp salt Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 350° F. 2. Grease and flour pan. 3. Beat together oil & sugar. Add eggs & vanilla. Blend well.  4. Add flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, & cinnamon. Blend well. 5. Fold in apples. Batter is thick.  6. Spread batter evenly into cake pan.  7. Bake for 60-65 minutes or until toothpick put in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cold You can freeze this cake. Cool completely. Wrap twice in plastic wrap, then in foil before placing in freezer to lock in moisture and prevent freezer burn. Source of Recipe: Sent in by emeraldcoast

Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp cinnamon dash of salt Juice of one lemon 6 cups thinly sliced peeled apples 2 tbsp butter Pastry for 9'' two-crust pie Preparation: 1. Heat oven to 425° F. 2. Prepare pastry. 3. Stir together sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and lemon juice; mix with apples. 4. Turn into pastry-lined pie pan; dot with butter. 5. Bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is brown. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Laura via Postcrossing

Ingredients: Dough: 250 g flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 150 g cold butter 6 tbsp cold water Filling: 4 large green apples 1 1/2 tbsp wheat flour 100 g sugar pinch of salt 1 tbsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 3 tbsp lemon juice 1 packet vanilla sugar grated lemon peel butter flakes Preparation: 1. Mix together flour with salt, sugar and cinnamon. 2. Cut cold butter into small pieces and add to the flour mixture with a knife till it resembles a crumble texture. 3. Add cold water and knead to a dough. 4. Place in the fridge for one hour. 5. Peel and core green apples and cut into thin slices and then mix with wheat flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, lemon juice and vanilla sugar into a bowl, then add some grated lemon peel and mix well. 6. Roll out 2/3 of the dough and lay onto a greased pie-dish (23 cm) and gently push up the sides to form the edge. 7. Add apple mixture. 8. Roll out the rest of the dough, cut out some star shapes and place over the apples. 9. F...

Ingredients: 500 g apples 375 g butter 1/2 package baking powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon 250 g butter pinch of salt 250 g sugar 4 eggs 50 g whipping cream powdered sugar Preparation: 1. Peel, quarter and core apples. Cut into slices. 2. Mix flour, baking powder and cinnamon. 3. Whisk butter, salt and sugar until creamy. 4. Add eggs, flour mix and cream. 5. Mix apples in.  6. Pour dough into a greased form. 7. Bake in preheated oven (150° C circulating air) 25 min. 8. Take out and dust with powdered sugar. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Birgit via Postcrossing

Ingredients: 120 g flour 30 g whole wheat flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp baking soda 100 g tofu (silk) 60 g soy milk 50 g canola oil 30 g beet sugar 2 tsp vinegar pinch of salt 20 g raisins 1/2 apple (steamed) Preparation: 1. Mix tofu, soy milk, canola oil, sugar, vinegar and salt in a bowl. 2. Add flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon and baking soda and mix roughly. 3. Add raisins. 4. Fill dough into muffin forms. 5. Slice apple and put slices on top of the dough. 6. Preheat oven to 170°C and bake 25 min. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Yumie via Postcrossing

Ingredients: 250 g shortcrust 1000 g apples 150 g sugar 1 coffee spoon cinnamon 3 soup spoons milk 15 cl cream (crème fraiche) 2 eggs powdered sugar vanilla sugar cinnamon Preparation: 1. Roll out dough, butter a springform and line with dough (including a small edge). 2. Peel apples, quarter, core and cut evenly lengthways to reduce baking time. 3. Spread the apples circular on the dough and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. 4. Bake for 25 min in a very hot oven. 5. When the apples are baked, top with egg mass, cream and vanilla sugar. 6. Bake for 20 min. 7. Let the cake cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Eat lukewarm or cold. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Günther via Postcrossing

Ingredients: 4 big apples (Boskoop) 30 g butter + some more 2 tbsp sultanas 2 tbsp rum 40 g hazelnuts 2 tbsp honey 1 level tsp cinnamon 2 egg yolks 2 tbsp sugar Mark of a vanilla pod 1 tbsp food starch 1/4 l milk Preparation:  1. Wash apples, remove core and put into a form greased with butter. 2. Soak sultanas in rum for 10 minutes. 3. Roast hazelnuts and chop roughly. 4. Mix sultanas and nuts with honey and cinnamon and fill into apples, distribute the rest of the filling around the apples. 5. Put flakes of butter on top, cover the form with aluminium foil and bake in the oven for 30 min at 180°C. 6. For the sauce mix egg yolks, sugar and mark of a vanilla pod in a pot and beat with the hand mixer until creamy. 7. Add food starch while stirring. 8. Heat milk in a pot and add egg mixture at low heat into the milk, stirring constantly, until creamy. 9. Pour sauce over apples and enjoy. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Yvonne via Postcrossing

Ingredients: Applesauce with pieces Breadcrumbs Sugar Butter Whipped cream Powdered sugar Preparation: 1. Fill the applesauce into a baking dish. 2. Mix breadcrumbs and sugar. 3. Melt butter in a pan and brown the breadcrumb/sugar mix while stirring constantly. 4. Spread on the applesauce and let cool. 5. Whip the cream together with powdered sugar and spread in the baking dish. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Katy via Postcrossing

Ingredients: 375 g flour 1 package yeast dough garant (Hefeteig Garant) 125 g sugar 1 package vanilla sugar 1 knife point cinnamon 2 eggs (size M) 100 g soft butter or margarine 200 ml milk 2 red apples Preparation: 1. Use a mixer with dough hooks to knead flour, yeast dough garant, sugar, vanilla sugar, cinnamon, eggs, butter or margarine and milk into a smooth dough. 2. Wash 1 red apple, cut into thin slices and cut out motives for decoration. 3. Cut other apple into small pieces and knead into dough. 4. Fill dough into 6 greased mugs (approx. 200 ml) and decorate with apple motives. 5. Put mugs on a baking tray and bake on lower third around 30 min at 180° C two-sided heat (pre-heated) or 160° C circulating air (pre-heated). 6. Let cake cool in mugs for 10 min and serve warm. Source of Recipe: Dr. Oetker

Ingredients: 250 g buckwheat flour  2 eggs  salt  750 ml cider  3 tart apples  2 tbsp butter  crème fraîche  freshly ground black pepper Preparation: 1. Mix the flour with the eggs, a strong pinch of salt and the cider to a smooth dough.  2. Cover the dough and let it soak for at least 20 minutes. 3. Bake 12 small thin pancakes out of the batter in an ungreased crêpes pan and keep warm. 4. Wash the apples, dry them and cut out the core.  5. Cut the apples into rings and fry them in hot butter until soft. 6. Arrange the apple rings in a bowl.  7. Stir the crème fraîche until smooth and sprinkle thickly with freshly ground black pepper. Serve with the crepes. Source of Recipe: t-online

Ingredients: 250 g flour  1 tsp baking powder  125 g cold butter  65 g sugar  1 pinch of salt  1 egg  500 g apples  Juice from 1 lemon  2 tbsp calvados  30 g sugar  1/2 tsp cinnamon  70 g chopped hazelnuts  3 tbsp apricot jam  Fat for the pan Preparation: 1. Mix the flour with the baking powder and sieve in a bowl.  2. Add the butter in flakes and knead in.  3. Add the sugar, salt and egg and work everything into a smooth dough.  4. Shape the dough into a ball and wrap it in foil.  5. Let rest for 60 minutes in a cool place. 6. In the meantime, peel the apples, remove the core and cut into wedges.  7. Drizzle with the lemon juice. 8. Roll out the dough and line the greased springform pan (26 cm Ø) with it.  9. Pull up on the edges.  10. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C (convection 160 ° C). 11. Spread the apple wedges on the dough in a fan shape.  12. Drizzle with the calvados.  13. ...

Ingredients: Dough: 100 g flour 2 medium eggs 100 g butter 100 g powdered sugar 2 tsp baking powder Filling: 1/2 kg apples 150 g sugar (syrup) + extra sugar (mould and spread) 2 tsp lemon juice (only to prevent apples browning) 20 g butter (the amount you need) Preparation: 1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (low). 2. Put 3 tbsp of sugar (or more if needed) in the mould and caramelise it, bathing the walls and bottom. You can also use a pan to melt the sugar. 3. Peel and core apples. Put the peels and the cores in a saucepan with 1/4 litre of water and 150 g sugar. Let boil until a light syrup is formed. Strain and put aside. 4. Cut the apples into thin slices (in the shape of halfmoon) and place them neatly in the mould, over the caramel. They must be well arranged because they will be on top of the cake. Place apples in concentric circles. 5. Spread sugar and some small pieces of butter on each layer. 6. Sift the flour and the baking powder and put it in a big bowl. Add the other ingredien...

Ingredients: 1 3/4 dl milk 2 tbsp butter, liquid, cooled a bit 1 egg yolk 70 g flour 1 pinch of salt 1 tbsp vanilla sugar 1 knife point baking powder 1 egg white, beaten stiff 2 apples (each around 140 g) 3 tbsp cinnamon-sugar Preparation: 1. Mix the milk, butter, vanilla sugar and egg yolks together well. 2. Mix the flour, salt and baking powder and add to the wet mix. Stir well. Let rest for approx. 20 minutes. 3. Pull in the stiff egg white. 4. Peel the apples, cut out the core, cut into 8 approx. 8mm thick rings, place in the prepared baking dish, pour the dough over them. 5. Bake in the middle of the oven preheated to 200 degrees for about 20 minutes. (Alternative: Coat the rings with dough and bake them in hot oil in a pan on both sides until brown.) 6. Take out the Chüechli, turn in the cinnamon sugar. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Sylvia via Postcrossing

Ingredients: 10 apples some cinnamon ans sugar Dough: 300 g flour 120 g butter 160 g sugar 1 egg 1/2 package baking powder 1/2 package vanilla sugar Frosting: 3 eggs 70 g sugar 1 package vanilla sugar 300 g sour cream Preparation: 1. Mix the peeled, sliced ​​apples with the sugar and cinnamon.  2. Prepare the dough and place in a 26 cm springform pan.  3. Add the apple mixture and bake at 180 °C for about 40 minutes.  4. For the topping, stir the egg yolks and sugar until foamy, beat the egg whites until stiff and add.  5. Mix with the sour cream, pour over the cake and continue baking until golden yellow. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Nadja via Postcrossing

Ingredients: 200 g sieved flour 1 egg 125 ml water salt 1 kg sourish apples thinly sliced 1 lemon 50 g raisins 150 g sugar 1/2 dsp cinnamon 50 g walnuts 150 g bread crumbs Preparation: 1. Knead the flour, egg, water and a pinch of salt into a dough. 2. Shape the dough into a ball, place on a floured worktop, brush with a little oil and, covered with a bowl, leave to rest for 20 minutes. 3. Sprinkle the apples with lemon juice and mix with the raisins, sugar, cinnamon, walnuts and a pinch of salt. Leave to rest for about 30 minutes. 4. In the meantime, brown the bread crumbs in a little butter. 5. Now lay a clean tea towel on the table and sprinkle well with flour. 6. Lay the dough in the middle, roll out with a rolling pin, stretch out with flour-covered hands until it is wafer-thin and cut away the remaining thick edges. 7. Brush two-thirds of the dough with melted butter and spread first the bread crumbs and then the apple mix over the bottom third. 8. Fold in the edges of the dough ...

Ingredients: 180 g flour 80 g ground hazelnuts 70 g sugar 70 g brown (raw cane) sugar 1/2 package backing powder 1 package vanilla sugar 80 g butter (room temperature) 400 g applesauce 1 tbsp mulled wine sugar or cinnamon sugar 2 tbsp chopped almonds 40 g marzipan Preparation: 1. Mix the first seven ingredients into a crumbly dough with a spoon. 2. Put 2/3 of the dough into a greased springform and add a small edge. 3. Spread applesauce on top and sprinkle with mulled wine sugar. 4. Mix rest of the dough with almonds and marzipan, spread lightly on applesauce layer. 5. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180° C circulating air for 30-35 minutes, let cool in form. Tastes good lukewarm with vanilla ice cream. Source of Recipe: Sent in by Barbara via Postcrossing