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Torta di mele
Serves 8 Cakes, Bread and Pastries
Ingredients
- 2 large Golden Delicious apples (or other good cooking apple), peeled, cored and cut into 1cm slices
- juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 180g sugar
- 125g unsalted butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 150ml milk
- 300g plain flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
Method
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/ Gas 4. Grease and line a 23cm cake tin. Place the apples in a bowl with the lemon juice and 2tbsp sugar.
Beat the remaining sugar with the butter until pale and creamy, add the eggs and beat very well until you have a thick, pale mixture. Add the milk and the zest, then fold in the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in half the apple slices, along with the lemon juice, until combined.
Pour into the prepared cake tin and place the remaining apple slices all over the surface. Bake in the oven for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and springy to the touch.
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