Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)

Posted for the Zaar World Tour-Germany. This recipe is from my German grandmother. It is different from most apfelkuchen because it doesn't use a pastry crust.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 12-15

Ingredients

• Cake

• 1  cup shortening
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  lemon extract
• 3 1⁄2 cups flour, sifted
• 5  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄3 cups milk

• Topping

• 8  cups apples, pared, cored and thinly sliced
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  dash nutmeg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Cake:.
3. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs and lemon extract; beat well.
4. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition.
5. Pour mixture into a lightly greased and floured 10-1/2"x14-3/4" pan. Top with filling and bake for 1 hour or until cake tests done.
6. Filling:.
7. Combine all ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Spread over cake to cover.