Name: Karen's German Apple Cake with Pink Pearl Apples
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup flour; 1/4 cup cornmeal; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (aluminum-free!); 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature); 3/4 cup pure cane sugar; 2 large eggs (I use pasture raised ); 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract; 1/2 cup milk (full fat); 3 medium apples (I used "Pink Pearl" ); 2 teaspoons light brown sugar (course type, such as Turbinado sugar)

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Springform pan

Bowl

Spatula

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a parchment circle on the bottom of a 10 inch springform pan, grease lightly with butter.

In a large bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sea salt and cinnamon.

In a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 minutes at medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time and incorporate at low speed. Add vanilla &amp; almond extracts, beat in.

Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, beat on low to incorporate. Alternate adding the milk and flour, ending with the flour for a light batter.                                                 Using a rubber spatula, add batter to the pan. Set aside briefly.

Peel three apples, quarter them remove the core with a small sharp knife.               &quot;Fan&quot; the apples by making cuts almost all the way through each quarter (to the rounded side of apple quarters.) Will make about 6 cuts per apple quarter. (You can use 4 apples if you like.)

Place the apples, cut side up around the cake, spacing evenly (see photos.)          Top with a sprinkle of the turbinado sugar all around.

Bake the cake until lightly browned, and the apples have faned out nicely, around 45 minutes. Set on a rack to cool. Remove outer ring when cool enough to do so. Sprinkle with confectioner&#39;s sugar when slightly cool.

Serve and enjoy - Add a good drizzle of my Maple Caramel Sauce on top (see recipe.)

Karen's German Apple Cake with Pink Pearl Apples

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