Apfeltorte (Apple Cake)

• 8 each apples small
• 1/2 cup raisins, seedless
• 2 teaspoons rum or rum extract
• 3/4 cup sugar plus 3 tbsp, divided
• 1 teaspoon chocolate grated
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons almonds ground
• 1 x apricot preserves (jam)
• 1 x powdered sugar sifted

1. Filling:
2. Peel and core apples.
3. Combine raisins, rum, 1 tablespoon of the sugar and the grated chocolate in small saucepan.
4. Bring to boil.
5. Set aside while preparing batter.
6. Batter:
7. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
8. Lightly grease bottom of 10 1/2 inch springform pan.
9. Cream 3/4 cup of the butter, 3/4 cup of the sugar and vanilla together.
10. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and lemon extract, beating until light and fluffy.
11. Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon together.
12. Gradually beat into creamed mixture.
13. Turn batter into prepared pan; arrange apples on top.
14. Fill apple centers with raisin mixture.
15. Dot with 2 teaspoons of the butter.
16. Bake @ 350 degrees, 45 minutes.
17. Sprinkle with mixture of ground almonds and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
18. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer until apples are tender.
19. Remove from oven.
20. Brush jam over apple opening and sprinkle icing sugar over cake portion.

apples, raisins, rum, sugar, chocolate grated, butter, vanilla, eggs, lemon, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, almonds ground, apricot preserves, powdered sugar

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/apfeltorte-apple-cake-3121 (may not work)