Name: Apfeltorte (Apple Cake)
Ingredients: 8 Small apples; 1/2 c Raisins; 2 ts Rum or rum extract; 3/4 c Sugar; plus 3 tbsp, divided; 1 ts Chocolate; grated; 3/4 c Butter or margarine; plus 2 sp, divided; 1 ts Vanilla; 3 Eggs; 1 ts Lemon extract; 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour; 1 ts Baking powder; 1/2 ts Cinnamon; 3 ts Almonds; ground; Apricot jam; Powdered sugar; sifted

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cakes	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8		Small apples
1/2	c	Raisins
2	ts	Rum or rum extract
3/4	c	Sugar; plus 3 tbsp, divided
1	ts	Chocolate; grated
3/4	c	Butter or margarine; plus 2 sp, divided
1	ts	Vanilla
3		Eggs
1	ts	Lemon extract
1 1/4	c	All-purpose flour
1	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
3	ts	Almonds; ground
		Apricot jam
		Powdered sugar; sifted

INSTRUCTIONS

Filling: Peel and core apples. Combine raisins, rum, 1
tablespoon of the sugar and the grated chocolate in
small saucepan. Bring to boil. Set aside while
preparing batter. Batter: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease bottom of 10 1/2" springform pan. Cream
3/4 cup of the butter, 3/4 cup of the sugar and
vanilla together. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and lemon
extract, beating until light and fluffy. Sift flour,
baking powder and cinnamon together. Gradually beat
into creamed mixture. Turn batter into prepared pan;
arrange apples on top. Fill apple centers with raisin
mixture. Dot with 2 teaspoons of the butter. Bake @
350 degrees, 45 minutes. Sprinkle with mixture of
ground almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake
10 to 15 minutes longer until apples are tender.
Remove from oven. Brush jam over apple opening and
sprinkle icing sugar over cake portion.
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