Torta Rustica di Mele (Apple Cake)
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 40 min
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing
4 apples, a mix of Granny Smith and honey crisp, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
4 apples, a mix of Granny Smith and honey crisp, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
1 large lemon, zested and juiced
1 large lemon, zested and juiced
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch kosher salt
2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
Special equipment:
10-inch springform pan- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch springform pan with some butter.
- Add the apples to a large bowl and toss with the lemon zest and juice.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a separate bowl add the eggs, sugar and vanilla, and beat together with a whisk until well combined. Add the melted butter and whisk until smooth and incorporated. Add the flour to the wet ingredients in two additions, mixing in using a rubber spatula. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the apples.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and place on a sheet tray. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean (make sure you do not poke an apple!), 1 hour. Let the cake cool to room temperature and set. Run a paring knife around the sides of the cake to loosen it before removing from the pan.
