Wavy Cake

(German- Wellen Torte)

+ berries

 Cake

125 gr.  ( 5 oz butter)                                                    Topping

125 gr.( 2/3 cups sugar)                                                5 egg whites

5 egg yokes                                                                  125 gr.( 2/3 cup sugar)

½ tsp vanilla                                                                 ½ tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking powder                                                     ½ tsp cinnamon

160 gr.  (6.4 oz flour)  

Filling

1 can of goose berries or other fruit and ½ liter or one pint light cream

Mix butter, sugar, vanilla and slowly add the egg yokes till creamy. Add the flour and baking powder. Divide in half on two baking sheets or on two round cake pans.  Whip the egg whites, add sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.  Put on top of dough. Bake at med heat 325-350 degree for about 20-30 minutes.   Let cool.  

Mix goose berries with the whipped cream and sugar to taste. Put on one of the cakes. Then put the other on top.  Very good.

 

 

Apple Cake

(A German recipe from cousin Trudy)  

 

Cake                                                                   Filling

125 gr. butter  ( 1 stick)                                            3 lbs apples grated very, very fine     

125 gr. Sugar  (1/2 cup)                                             little lemon juice   

1 egg a little vanilla                                                      ¾ liter apple juice  3 ½  cups)

25o gr. Flour (2 cups)                                                 2 German vanilla pudding

½ pkg. German baking powder                                   (I tried English 4.6 oz Vanilla)           

(or 2 tsp. Baking powder)                                           Whip cream

                                                                                    

 

Mix dough. Put half of dough on bottom of greased spring form and the rest around the side pretty high.  Fill with apples. Cook pudding with apple juice (no milk) and pour over the apples.  If apples are tart add 2 tbs. of sugar if you ar using the German pudding.

Bake at 325 degree for 1½  hours.  Cool. Before serving add the whipped cream on top of the cake and garnish with chocolate shavings.

This is very gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood !!!!!!

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