Torta di Mele (Italian Apple Cake)

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.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 379 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a pie plate and dust with bread crumbs

Step 2

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

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.