Apfel Streuselkuchen

Apfel Streuselkuchen (Apple Crumb Cake)

Ingredients:

Dough:

2 ½ cups flour

¾ cups sugar
½ cup milk
1 ½ sticks butter
3 eggs
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp. baking powder

 

Filling:

1 20 oz. jar chunky applesauce

1 tsp. ground cinnamon (optional)

Streusel topping:

1 stick butter

1 cup sugar
1 ½ cups flour
2 tsp. vanilla

 

Directions:

Cake:  Beat butter until foamy and add sugar, eggs, and lemon extract.  Combine flour and baking powder and add to butter mixture.  Beat well and add just enough milk so dough drops heavy from spoon.  Spread dough into a buttered glass 9” x 11” baking dish and top with applesauce.  Sprinkle with cinnamon. 

Topping:  Combine butter, sugar, flour, and vanilla, working with hands or two forks.  Mix until ingredients transform into loose crumbs.  Sprinkle streusel over cake until covered.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 75 minutes or until edges of cake are golden brown.  Remove and allow to cool before serving.

 

Variations:  can use apple pie filling instead of applesauce, or other fruits such as cherries or peaches.

 

Note: this is a recipe similar to Mom’s.  She used applesauce that she canned from apples on the farm.