German Apple Streusel Sheet Cake

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 5 Apples
  • 1 tsp Lemon, zest

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Canned Goods

  • 1 1/3 cup Apple sauce

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 3 sticks Butter

Found on platedcravings.com

Description

Ingredients

• 4 cups (500g) all-purpose flour
• 3 sticks (340g) butter
• 1/3 cup (70g) sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 5 apples
• 1 + 1/3 cup apple sauce
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions

• Lightly grease a quarter sheet baking pan and preheat your oven to 350F (180C).
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add 1.5 sticks butter, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla extract, 2 cups all-purpose flour and egg. Beat until everything is incorporated. Spread the dough onto the baking sheet. Put the baking sheet in the fridge while you make the apple and crumble layer.
• Leave the remaining 1.5 sticks butter on the kitchen counter to get to room temperature.
• Peel and core the apples and chop them into small chunks. Mix the apple chunks with the lemon zest, lemon juice, cinnamon and apple sauce. Set aside.
• For the crumb topping: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the remaining soft 1.5 sticks butter with 2 cups of flour and 1/2 cup brown sugar. The mixture will be crumbly.
• To assemble the cake, spread the apple mixture onto the dough layer. Then use your fingers to crumble the crumbs on top. Press some crumbs together to form bigger crumbs, you dont want the crumbs to be too fine.
• Bake for 45 minutes until the crumbs are lightly golden.
• Let the cake cool off completely. It will be a little bit soft while hot.
• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream!