Torta di Mele Ampezzana

Name: Torta di Mele Ampezzana (Apple Cake from Cortina d’Ampezzo)
Yield: Makes about 8 servings
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sugar; 3 large eggs; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; Pinch salt; 1½ cups all-purpose flour; 4 large, tart apples, about 2 pounds; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ cup sugar; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

Apple Cake from Cortina d’Ampezzo

Preparation info

Makes about
8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Italian Desserts

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1990

About

This quickly prepared apple cake is typical of the simple and flavorful desserts of this mountain region. Use a firm, tart apple, such as Granny Smith. Pippins or Northern Spies are excellent also, if you can find them.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
½ cup sugar

Europe
Italy
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Combine the butter, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl and beat until soft and light, either by hand, with a hand mixer set at medium speed, or in a heavy-duty mixer fitted with the paddle. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Combine the flour and baking powder and sift once. Stir the flour mixture into the batter. Spread the batter evenly in the bottom of a butte