APFEL KUCHEN (German Apple Cake)

from the kitchen of Eva (Haase) Hooper ...

Another one of my favorite recipes that has been passed down from my mom!! (Not sure the picture does this cake justice. I may have to make another cake with my mom, I am not sure if I put the apples on right!! Regardless, it still tasted super yummy!!)

Bakes in 30 minutes at 375 degrees F. (Grease a 9X13 inch pan)

Cake Mix
1/4 Cup margarine or butter
1 Cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 Cup milk
2 Cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon baking powder
4 - 5 apples peeled, cored and sliced

Topping sprinkle mixture of:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 Cup sugar

Directions: Cream together margarine, sugar, and eggs
Add milk and vanilla
Add flour, salt and baking powder
Pour dough into greased 9X13 pan
Arrange apples into soft dough with thicker side up.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees
While still warm on the cooling rack drizzle cake with a powdered sugar glaze

Sugar Glaze:
Mix About 2 ½ Tablespoons of milk or lemon juice
2 Cups powdered sugar until it is a thick syrupy consistency and drizzle over cake
(add more sugar or the more liquid for the right consistency)