Torta di Mele
Directions
- 1Peel all of the apples.
- 2Chop four of the peeled apples into small cubes.
- 3Cut the remaining two apples into half-moon slices to put on top of the cake.
- 4Squeeze lemon juice on both the diced and sliced apples to avoid them turning brown.
- 5Mix the diced apples to ensure the lemon juice is coating all of them.
- 6In a large bowl, add the sugar and crack in the eggs.
- 7Whisk the sugar and eggs together until well combined.
- 8Add the melted butter and milk to the egg mixture.
- 9Whisk the mixture all together again until well combined.
- 10Sieve in the flour and the baking powder into the wet ingredients.
- 11Add the zest of the whole lemon.
- 12Add the vanilla extract.
- 13Give the mixture a good mix until you reach a consistent, thick batter.
- 14Finally, stir in the chopped apples into the batter.
- 15Pour the mixture into the cake tin lined with parchment paper.
- 16Layer the apple slices all over the top, starting from the outside and working your way in.
- 17Sprinkle a little bit of sugar on top of the apple slices to get them nice and caramelised.
- 18Place the cake in the middle shelf of the oven and bake it for 45 minutes until nice and golden all over.
- 19Remove the cake from the tin and let it rest for at least 15 minutes.
- 20Sprinkle the cake with icing sugar all over before serving it.
Ingredients
- 6 apples
- 1 lemon
- 170 grams sugar
- 3 eggs
- 100 grams melted butter
- 100 ml milk
- 250 grams flour
- 16 grams baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- icing sugar
Equipment
peelerknifecutting boardlarge bowlwhisksievegraterspatulacake tinovensmall bowl
Tips
- To avoid the apples turning brown, squeeze lemon juice on them.
- To get the apples nice and caramelised, sprinkle a little bit of sugar on top before baking.
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