Recipes · German · Cakes

Apfelkuchen (Apple Cake)

One serving has 630 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (51%), phosphorus (49%), thiamin (43%), riboflavin (42%), vitamin A (32%) and folate (30%). Ready in 65 minutes.

Apfelkuchen (Apple Cake)
Photo: Roozitaa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 45 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (296 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 55 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 28 g Sugar
  • 25 g Butter, unsalted
  • 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 2 g Baking powder
  • 150 g Apples, raw
  • 0.5 g Cinnamon
  • 5 g Sugar, powdered

Method

  1. Makes 1 slice; multiply by 10 for a whole 24 cm cake. Peel, core and thinly slice the apples and toss with the cinnamon.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar together until light, then beat in the egg.
  3. Sift over the flour and baking powder and fold in gently to make a thick batter.
  4. Spread the batter into a small lined cake tin and arrange the cinnamon apple slices over the top, pressing them in slightly, fanned out.
  5. Bake at 175 °C (345 °F) for 40-45 minutes until a skewer inserted into the sponge comes out clean and the apples are tender.
  6. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack, dust with powdered sugar once fully cool and slice to serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy630 kcal30%
Carbohydrates96.8 g
Water162 mL
Fiber5.3 g18%
Protein10.1 g21%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.34 g
Isoleucine0.42 g
Leucine0.76 g
Lysine0.43 g
Methionine0.22 g
Cystine0.21 g
Phenylalanine0.51 g
Tyrosine0.33 g
Valine0.52 g
Histidine0.23 g
Fat23.9 g
Monounsaturated7 g
Polyunsaturated1.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.2 g
Saturated13.7 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol165 mg
Calcium193 mg19%
Copper0.15 mg17%
Iron3.5 mg20%
Magnesium24.8 mg8%
Manganese0.53 mg29%
Phosphorus340 mg49%
Potassium270 mg6%
Selenium28.3 µg51%
Sodium206 mg
Zinc0.87 mg11%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.47 mg43%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.46 mg42%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.4 mg24%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.82 mg16%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.14 mg11%
Folate (vitamin B9)120 µg30%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.31 µg13%
Choline98 mg23%
Vitamin A224 µg32%
Vitamin C6.9 mg9%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)24.6 IU4%
Vitamin E1.3 mg9%
Vitamin K5.5 µg6%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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