Apfel Kuchen, German Apple Cake

Makes 10 slices.

I've been wanting to work on a vegan version of Kuchen, a simple German white vanilla cake baked with fruit - most typically apples. Thinking back to high school German class, one of my textbooks had the perfect Kuchen recipe...moist, sweet and somewhat dense. I'd also seen versions where the baked kuchen was glazed with apricot jam, but I only had crabapple on hand and it turned out quite well. Here is my vegan adaptation of Kuchen, try it with apples, but fresh blueberries, apricots, or plums would be just as yummy!

2 cups flour of choice

1/2 cup sugar of choice
2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt

1/3 cup margarine, melted

2 cups milk of choice
2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp lemon juice or zest
2 apples, sliced
1 Tbsp apricot jam

Use pan oil spray to prepare an 8" baking tin. Blend dry ingredients. Mix together milk, vanilla, lemon juice and melted margarine. Add wet ingredients to the flour mixture, and mix well. Pour into prepared pan. Peel and core apple, cut into slices and push down into top of cake. Bake in 350 degree oven for 15-20 mins, until done and lightly browned. Brush top with jam to glaze if desired, and serve with creme anglaise, soy ice cream or anything that adds a little sweetness to the cake. This part is up to you of course, the cake is traditionally served as is!

Note: if using frozen blueberries, toss with a little flour before pushing down into dough.

Per serving: 211 cals, 6g fat, 36g carbs, 78mg sodium, 2 fiber, 4g protein.  (PRO8%,CHO68%,FAT24%)