Apple Cake (Torta di Mele) is a family favorite and is usually whipped up by mamma several nights a week when she comes to visit. It is usually gobbled up immediately after dinner with only a few crumbs left behind. We often like to enjoy it with a side of whipped cream either homemade or store bought.
Ingredients for Apple Cake:
- 1¾ cups flour
- ½ cup milk
- 3 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- ¼ teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon cake yeast
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
- Powdered sugar
Directions for Apple Cake:
- Combine flour, milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Add butter and stir to mix well.
- Add lemon rind and cake yeast. Mix until all ingredients blend well.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare round cake pan or bundt cake pan with non-stick spray. Pour in cake batter and spread evenly in pan. Place apple slices over batter and push some slices into batter.
- Place in oven and bake about 40 minutes. Insert toothpick into center of cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done. If not, continue to bake until cooked completely.
- Remove from oven and cool before removing from pan. To enhance presentation, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
Serves 4 to 6.
12. August 2010 at 12:09 am
Cake recipes are the specialty of my best friend, my favorite ones are those exotic fruit cakes~;*
13. August 2010 at 5:23 am
Love the flash-salting idea. I know people should generally use as little salt as possible, but I’m hopeless when it comes to tomatoes – they just don’t taste the same without it:)
13. August 2010 at 11:53 am
I really enjoyed this—it was a quick, easy dinner. I used a combination of peppers I got from…