Torta di Mele (Italian Apple Cake)

Torta di Mele (Italian Apple Cake)

Recipe by Giulia from allrecipes.com

Dessert 50 Mins.

Ingredients

8

8 servings

  • 2 tablespoons unseasoned bread crumbs, or as needed
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 0.5 cup white sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
  • 2 eggs
  • 1.125 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
  • 0.25 cup unsalted butter, cubed
  • 0.25 cup white sugar

Instructions

  • 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.

Nutritional Facts

Per 8 servings

  • Calories: 379
  • Carbohydrate: 51g
  • Fat: 19g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Sugar: 33g

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