Grandma’s Best Apple Cake with Vanilla Pudding and Streusel

A delicious apple cake made with shortcrust pastry, creamy vanilla pudding, and crunchy streusel – just like Grandma used to make!

📋 Course: Dessert

Cuisine: German
Keywords: Apple cake with vanilla pudding, Grandma’s best apple cake
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: approx. 210 kcal per slice

🧈 Ingredients

For the shortcrust pastry:

• 200 g flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 pinch of salt

• 70 g sugar

• 100 g cold butter

• 1 egg (size M)

For the pudding:

• 500 ml whole milk

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 2 packets vanilla pudding powder

• 70 g sugar

• 2 egg yolks

For the streusel:

• 120 g all-purpose flour

• 75 g cold butter

• 75 g sugar

• 50 g chopped hazelnuts

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• ¼ tsp nutmeg

• 1 pinch of salt

For the filling:

• 4–5 apples, peeled and chopped

👩‍🍳 Instructions