German Apple Cake recipe

Step 1

Melt butter in a large saucepan, then add sugar and stir until it begins to dissolve.

Step 2

Add flour and stir well, then beat in egg.

Step 3

Grease an 18cm cake tin and using fingers, spread a little more than half the cake mixture over the bottom.

Step 4

Place half of the apple slices in layers over cake mixture.

Step 5

Mix together sultanas, sugar and spices and sprinkle over apple.

Step 6

Cover with the remaining apple slices, then sprinkle with lemon juice.

Step 7

In spoonfulls, spread the remaining cake mixture on top.

Step 8

Bake at 180C for 45 minutes, or until a knife comes out of the centre clean.