generally i combine everything with chocolate, but applese aren’t usually at the top of my list. that’s why i was even more surprised when this chocolate Apple Cake tasted really yummy. it feels like i had this recipe for ages, don’t even remember where i got it from, definitely haven’t made it in a few years. since i currently bake almost every sunday and there should be some variety to it, i thankfully thought about this cake again. i remember, that i made it once for my mums birthday. it was a bit tedious to transport, since the recipe is for a whole (big) baking tray and the cake does have quite some weight. i had to take the train from vienna to upper austria, which made for an amusing trip i recommend cutting the apples really thin, that way they distribute evenly throughout the dough and you get kind of a veined cake – chocolatey goodness interspersed by fresh, juicy apples.

ingredients

• 370 g soft butter
• 6 eggs
• 370 g fine sugar
• 2 packages vanilla sugar
• 1 package baking powder
• 5-6 tbsp cocoa
• 2 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• 370 g flours
• 750 g juicy apples (about 3,5 – 4 apples)
• 300 g chocolate
• 175 ml heavy cream

preheat oven to 190°.

peel apples, remove the core, cut into eights and then into fine slices. mix flour with baking powder, cocoa and cinnamon.

beat butter with sugar and vanilla sugar until cream, add eggs. in several portions mix in the flour mixture. fold in apples. spread the dough onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in hot oven for 30 – 40 min. use a metall or wooden pick to test if cake is done (if no dough clings to it, it’s ready). take out of the oven and let cool down.

for the topping, bring cream in a small pot (best use one with a muzzle, so it’s easier to spread glazing later) to a boil. add in chocolate pieces, let melt and stir until you have a smooth and creamy mixture. pour the glazing on the cake, maybe spread it if necessary. let set, cut into pieces and enjoy.

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