German Apple Sheet Cake

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This super-easy sheet cake recipe is a great way to use up fruit if you have an apple tree in your yard.

Ingredients

4 1/2 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
1 lemon, juiced
1 1/8 cups unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
5 eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 pinch salt

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a deep baking pan with butter or line with parchment paper.
2 Toss apple slices with lemon juice in a bowl and set aside.
3 Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar in a large bowl and beat using an electric blender until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl and mix on low speed. Fold apple slices into the batter.
4 Spread batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.