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🍰 Moist Apple Cinnamon Cake with Marzipan Filling
407 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- apples, red 6 pcs
- cinnamon stick 4 pcs
- hazelnut kernels, whole 100 g
- marzipan raw mass 100 g
- butter 250 g
- sugar 150 g
- vanilla sugar 1 tbsp
- eggs 3 pcs
- wheat flour, type 405 200 g
- cornstarch 1 tbsp
- hazelnut kernels, ground 200 g
- baking powder 1 tsp
- cardamom, ground 1 tsp
- salt pinch
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
- 2. Thoroughly wash the small apples under running water.
- 3. Cut off the top caps of the apples and set them aside.
- 4. Carefully remove the core of the apples using a teaspoon.
- 5. Break the cinnamon sticks in half.
- 6. Place the whole hazelnuts and the marzipan into a small bowl.
- 7. Mix the hazelnuts and marzipan together until you have a uniform mixture.
- 8. Fill the hollowed-out apples with the marzipan and nut mixture.
- 9. Place the previously cut apple caps back onto the filled apples.
- 10. Insert a piece of the cinnamon stick vertically into the center of each apple.
- 11. Put the butter into a large mixing bowl.
- 12. Beat the butter with a hand mixer and the whisk attachment until it is frothy.
- 13. Slowly let the sugar and vanilla sugar trickle into the butter.
- 14. Stir the eggs one by one into the butter-sugar mixture.
- 15. Add the flour, cornstarch, ground hazelnuts, baking powder, cardamom, and salt.
- 16. Mix all ingredients until a smooth dough forms.
- 17. Line a 26-centimeter springform pan with baking paper.
- 18. Spread the dough evenly in the prepared pan.
- 19. Gently press the filled apples into the dough.
- 20. Ensure that only the apple caps are visible above the dough.
- 21. Bake the cake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven.
- 22. Check the doneness of the cake using a toothpick.
- 23. Remove the cake from the pan as soon as it is fully baked.
- 24. Dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 407
- Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 48 g