Blitzkuchen Mit Apfeln (apple Cake)

Total Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 medium apples (tart)
• 2 medium lemons, juiced
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large egg yolks, divided (do not put the egg yolks together as they will be used individually.)
• 1/2 lemon, juiced and peel grated
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups flour, unbleached
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 tablespoon butter, to grease cake pan
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 peel apples, cut in half and core.
• 2 cut decorative lengthwise slits in apples, about 1/2-inch deep.
• 3 sprinkle with lemon juice and sugar.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 cream butter and sugar together.
• 6 one at a time, beat in egg yolks.
• 7 gradually beat in lemon juice and grated peel.
• 8 sift baking powder and flour together.
• 9 gradually add to batter.
• 10 blend in milk and rum.
• 11 in a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
• 12 fold into batter.
• 13 generously grease a springform pan.
• 14 pour in batter and top with apple halves.
• 15 brush apples with oil.
• 16 bake in a preheated 350 degree f. oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
• 17 remove from pan and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.