Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
3 1/2 cups flour, sifted
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups milk
Topping
8 cups apples, pared, cored and thinly sliced
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 dash nutmeg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Cake:.
In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs and lemon extract; beat well.
In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition.
Pour mixture into a lightly greased and floured 10-1/2\"x14-3/4\" pan. Top with filling and bake for 1 hour or until cake tests done.
Filling:.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Spread over cake to cover.