Name: Torta di Mele (Italian Apple Cake)
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup milk; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp baking powder; 65 g/2½ oz/5 tbsp butter, cut into small pieces, plus extra for greasing; grated rind of ½ lemon; 3 large/US extra large eggs; 45 ml/3 tbsp stale breadcrumbs; 30 ml/2 tbsp light brown sugar; 1 kg/2¼ lb eating apples, peeled and thinly sliced; 200 g/7 oz/1¾ cups plain/all-purpose flour; 150 g/5 oz/¾ cup caster/superfine sugar, plus extra for dusting; 175 g/6 oz/1 cup blackberries

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Italian Regional Cookbook

By Valentina Harris

Published 2017

About

This is the simplest and most delicious of apple cakes. Make sure you use sweet and tasty eating apples rather than cooking ones. When in season, peaches, apricots, nectarines and plums all work well too.

Ingredients

65 g/2½ oz/5 tbsp butter, cut into small pieces, plus extra for greasing
45

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease a 25 cm/10 in cake tin or pan with butter, then dust with the breadcrumbs.
Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Fold in the flour, milk, lemon rind