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.

- 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
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 10 for a whole 24 cm cake. Peel, core and thinly slice the apples and toss with the cinnamon.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light, then beat in the egg.
- Sift over the flour and baking powder and fold in gently to make a thick batter.
- Spread the batter into a small lined cake tin and arrange the cinnamon apple slices over the top, pressing them in slightly, fanned out.
- 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.
- 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
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 630 kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 96.8 g | |
| Water | 162 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.3 g | 18% |
| Protein | 10.1 g | 21% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.34 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.42 g | |
| Leucine | 0.76 g | |
| Lysine | 0.43 g | |
| Methionine | 0.22 g | |
| Cystine | 0.21 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.51 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.33 g | |
| Valine | 0.52 g | |
| Histidine | 0.23 g | |
| Fat | 23.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 13.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 165 mg | |
| Calcium | 193 mg | 19% |
| Copper | 0.15 mg | 17% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 24.8 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.53 mg | 29% |
| Phosphorus | 340 mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 270 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 28.3 µg | 51% |
| Sodium | 206 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.87 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.47 mg | 43% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.4 mg | 24% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.82 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 120 µg | 30% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.31 µg | 13% |
| Choline | 98 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 224 µg | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 6.9 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 24.6 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 5.5 µg | 6% |
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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