Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 125 g sugar
• 65 g unsalted butter
• 50 ml milk
• 150 g flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 – 3 apples, peeled, cored and sliced

• 75 g sugar
• 75 g butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 50 g slivered almonds
• 3 drops almond extract (optional)

Making the dough

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a small cookie sheet or 8.5×8.5 baking dish

Making the coffee cake

1. In a stand mixer, whisk together the eggs and sugar.
2. In a small saucepan, combine butter and milk. Bring to a boil, and add to egg-sugar mixture.
3. Add flour and baking powder just until blended.
4. Spread dough onto the baking sheet
5. Add apples in single layers and bake for 15 minutes

Making the topping

• Melt butter and milk in a small saucepan. Add sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and milk and bring to a boil. Add almond slivers.

• Spread topping on top of apples once the Apfelkuchen baked for 15 minutes and bake for another 15 minutes.