Heide's Apple cake (Apfelkuchen)

Ingredients [metric]

• 1 Mürbteig
• 6 to 8 apples
• 1 c sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 c heavy cream (or a bit more)
• 1/2 c butter
• 1/2 c sugar
• Either:
• 4 oz ground almonds
• 4 oz ground hazelnuts
• 2 oz zweiback crumbs

Directions

Roll out the mürbteig and place in a springform pan. I use a German, 12-inch pan with sloping sides, but a 10-inch pan has worked, as long as the pan is deep and the dough reaches all the way to the top.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Peel, core, quarter and slice the apples. Lay on the mürbteig. Beat 1 c sugar and the eggs together, then mix in the cream. Pour egg-cream mixture over the apples. Mix 1/2 c sugar, the butter, ground nuts and crumbs together. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the egg-cream mixture.

Bake about one hour.