Italian Apple Cake | Torta di Mele

Apple Cake | Torta di Mele | Easy way to make Italian Apple Cake Ingredients:- 2 small apples 1/2 cup granulated sugar(115 grams) 1 stick butter (4 oz)112 grams softened 2 large eggs room temperature Zest of lemon and juice of half a lemon 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 3 tablespoons Cointreau liqueur (you can substitute with orange juice) 1 cup all-purpose flour(140 grams) 1 tsp baking powder (5 grams) Pinch of salt 1 tablespoon brown sugar or sugar in the raw Powdered sugar for dusting 8 or 9-inch cake pan greased with a disk of parchment paper in the bottom. Directions:- Step#1 - Put your Oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 Celsius) Step#2- Peel and core your apple and cut into thin slices. Zest the lemon and the juice of half a lemon and combine it with the apples. Set this aside. Step#3- In a bowl combine sugar and butter and with an electric mixer mix until light and fluffy. Step#4- Add your vanilla and liqueur and mix. Step#5-Combine your flour, baking powder, and salt and mix with a spoon, then slowly add it to the butter mixture with your mixer on low. Step#6-You’ll have this creamy fluffy mixture. Add 2/3 of the sliced apples and with a spatula fold them in. Step#7-Pour mixture in baking pan. Level with your spatula and now place remaining apple slices on top sticking them vertically. Step#8-Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top. Step#9-Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Step#10- Let the cake cool and sprinkle a dusting of powder sugar before serving. Happy Fall to you all! 🍁 Buon Appetito