Name: Torta di mele (Apple cake)
Yield: Makes one 24 cm (9½ in) cake
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 125 ml (½ cup) milk; 200 g (7 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour plus a little extra for greasing the tin; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar plus 25 g (1 oz) for sprinkling; 2 eggs; a little lemon juice; 3 medium-sized apples (golden delicious); 25 g (1 oz) butter plus a little extra for greasing; 3 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Makes
one
24 cm cake

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Twelve

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2003

About

This cake, which also works well with pears, is very simple and quick to make, and can be thrown together in no time at all. You might like to add a couple of tablespoons of Vin Santo or another liqueur to the batter. It doesn’t keep very well, so make the cake the day you will eat it. Serve it on its own, or with some fresh, slightly sweetened whipped cream.