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Apple Pie: Recipes for Cakes & Tarts
When the first leaves change color in autumn, it’s time for apple pie again! There isn’t just one apple pie. It is now available in so many variations: from simple apple cake to apple cake with sprinkles to covered apple cake, there is something for every taste.
Favorite apple pie recipes
Video Recipes: Apple Pie
Quick and delicious apple pie
In this recipe, the ingredients sugar, eggs, butter, milk, flour and baking powder are added one after the other and mixed again and again. Then spread the dough on a baking tray and place the apple slices on the dough. Put the baking tray with the cake in the oven and bake. Here you can find the recipe for apple pie quickly and easily with a print version.

Quick and delicious apple pie
02:26 min
Apple strudel with vanilla sauce
In the video, Christine Bergmeier shows step-by-step how apple strudel with vanilla sauce is made. Here you can find the recipe for apple strudel with a printable version.

Apple strudel with vanilla sauce
07:59 minutes
Which apples are best?
Regardless of whether you want to bake apple pie from a tray or apple pie in a springform pan – it’s best to use firm, slightly sour apples. The contrast between the sweetness of the dough and the acidity of the apple is what makes a good apple pie. The best apple varieties for baking are, for example, Braeburn, Boskop, Jonagold, Cox Orange or Gala. After peeling and cutting, drizzle the apples immediately with lemon juice so that they do not turn brown and retain their color even after a short period of storage. Lemon also gives the cake an additional fresh note.
What goes into an apple pie?
Fresh apples belong in an apple pie. As wedges, cubes, quarters, whole or as a puree: apples give cakes a fruity note and make them juicy and aromatic. The apples in the cake can be spread over the dough, folded in, covered with an icing, dough lattice or sprinkles or used as applesauce in the dough or in the filling. Depending on the recipe, between 600 g and 1.5 kg are required for an apple cake.
Nuts also go well in apple cake: almonds, hazelnuts or walnuts give the apple cake bite and aroma. Fruity components such as raisins, berries or fruit jams make the apple pie fresh.
What goes with this?
Purists enjoy apple pie just like that. Freshly whipped whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream are often served with it.
Storage of apple pie
Once baked, the cake will last two to three days at room temperature. After cutting, it is best to wrap it with cling film or pack it in a food storage container. It will last about five to six days in the fridge.
Tip: The apple pie tastes particularly delicious if it is briefly warmed up in the oven before eating.
Can it be frozen?
Apple pie can also be frozen. To do this, place the cake in a suitable container and freeze. If necessary, the cake can be defrosted and served immediately.
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