Torta di Mele

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

Italian Apple Cake

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

Europe
Italy
Cake
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

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

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