Silvia's Torta di Mele (Apple Cake)

Silvia's Torta di Mele (Apple Cake)

Ingredients

6 golden delicious peeled and sliced apples

3/4 cup sugar (plus extra 3 tblsp cup to mix in with apples)

1/2 cup melted butter

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/8 tsp salt

1 lemon juiced (for apple mixture)

1/4 tsp lemon rind

1 1/2 cups flour

1 3/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup milk

Preparations

1. Preheat oven 350 and butter and lightly dust with flour 9 inch springform round pan

2. Peel and slice golden delicous apples and place in a bowl.  Squeeze in 1 lemon ( lemon will prevent apples from turning brown plus adding to the delicious flavor) and add 3 tblsp sugar and mix and set apples aside. 

3. In medium bowl cream together sugar and butter.  Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla and lemon     rind.  

4. In seperate bowl shift together flour, baking powder and salt

5. Fold dry ingredients into eggs mixture slowly.  Add milk and stir gently being careful not to over stir.

6. Pour batter into pan and pour apples on top (or you can choose to place each apple as I did in a        decorative pattern.)

7. Place into heated oven and bake 45-50 minutes or until center comes out clean with bamboo stick.