Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1-1/2 cups flour
  • grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • Pinch salt
  • 4 large tart apples (I used Granny Smith)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
  • Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan and set it aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, nutmeg, lemon zest, and salt until a smooth batter is formed. 
  • Spread the batter evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan.
  • Peel and core the apples then slice them thinly. Arrange the slices in concentric circles on top of the batter. They will sink a little. 
  • Sprinkle top with 1 tablespoon sugar.
  • Bake the cake/torta in the middle of the oven until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
  • Place the pan on a wire rack and let cool slightly. Then unbuckle the sides of the springform pan. 
  • After the cake has cooled completely, run a knife or spatula between the cake and the pan bottom, and slide the cake onto a serving plate.
  • Keep the tort loosely covered at room temperature.