Allgäu almond and apple cake for connoisseurs

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 350 g flour
• 100 g almond(s), ground
• 1 ½ tsp, leveled baking powder
• 150 g sugar
• 1 ½ packets of vanilla sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 pinches of salt
• 225 g butter, room temperature
• 1 kg apples (preferably Elstar)
• 2 tbsp sugar (more if needed)
• e.g. ground cinnamon (approx. 1 – 2 tsp)
• 80 g raisins
• 2 tbsp almonds, ground
• 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 100 g butter
• 100 g almond(s), chopped
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

For the dough, mix the flour, almonds, and baking powder. Sift into a bowl and make a well in the center. Add the sugar, vanilla sugar, eggs, and salt and mix with some of the flour to form a thick paste. Cut the butter into pieces, add to the dough, and, starting in the center, mix all the ingredients with the dough hook of a hand mixer until you have a smooth dough. Then roll in cling film and chill. For the filling, peel, quarter, and core the apples, then slice the quarters. Mix the apples with the remaining 5 ingredients for the filling and sauté briefly in a saucepan. Season to taste depending on the sweetness of the apples. Let cool. Now take 2/3 of the dough and press it flat with your hand into a prepared springform pan (approx. 26 cm diameter) – the dough will be slightly sticky and difficult to roll out. Press the edges up to a height of about 4 to 5 cm. Melt 100g butter, 100g chopped almonds, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 packet of vanilla sugar in a pan and mix. Then place in the refrigerator to cool. Once the filling has cooled, pour it into the springform pan and smooth it out. Roll out the remaining dough into a sheet the size of the springform pan base (if the dough is too sticky, simply divide it and shape it by hand, then spread it over the cake and join it together), place it on top of the filling, and press down lightly. Prick the sheet several times with a fork. Remove the cold butter and almond mixture from the refrigerator, stir again, and spread it on top of the dough. Place the springform pan on the middle rack of a baking sheet in a preheated oven at 175°C (top/bottom heat) and bake the cake for approximately 60 to 75 minutes until golden brown.