TORTA DI MELE (ITALIAN APPLE CAKE)

Torta di Mele (Italian Apple Cake) image

This Italian apple cake recipe is from my mom and reminds me of my childhood. It tastes delicious, and I bake it for my family now.

Provided by Giulia

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unseasoned bread crumbs, or as needed
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
½ cup white sugar
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
2 eggs
1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon milk, or as needed
2 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin
¼ cup unsalted butter, cubed
¼ cup white sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a pie plate and dust with bread crumbs
Combine melted butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla bean seeds in a bowl. Add eggs and stir to combine. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and add to butter mixture. Add milk if batter is too thick
Pour batter into the prepared pie plate. Distribute apple slices in a thick layer on top of the batter. Dot with cubed butter and sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.6 calories, Carbohydrate 51.1 g, Cholesterol 86.8 mg, Fat 18.8 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Sodium 112.5 mg, Sugar 32.6 g