Olive Garden Italian Apple Torte Recipes

TORTA DI MELE - ITALIAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/360F and adjust a baking rack onto the middle shelf. Grease and dust with flour (or line with parchment paper) a 9-inch cake pan and set it aside.
• In a large bowl, place the eggs and the sugar. Beat the mixture with an electric whisker until light and pale, then gently whisk in the olive oil, followed by the vanilla, and mix until all the ingredients are combined.
• Slowly incorporate the flour into the batter, mixing until just combined. Sprinkle the baking powder and a pinch on salt over the batter and mix until just combined (do not overmix).
• Fold into the batter 1-1/2 apples cut into tiny chunks, and lemon zest, and mix until just combined.
• Pour the apple cake batter into the prepared baking pan. Top the batter with the remaining 1-1/2 apples cut into thin slices, and bake in the oven for approximately 30-40 minutes. To check if the cake is ready, insert a toothpick in the middle, if it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
• Remove from the oven, allow to cool and gently remove the apple cake from the pan.
• Dust the cake all over with confectioner sugar and serve at room temperature.

OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN APPLE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Soak raisins in Marsala wine; set aside. Peel and finely slice apples and place in large bowl. Add lemon juice and enough water to cover. In separate large bowl, mix one egg and two egg yolks. Add sugar and butter and cream at medium speed until smooth. Add raisins and wine mixture, flour and baking powder and mix thoroughly. Coat 9 inch spring form pan with butter.
• Place dough mixture in pan. Strain apples reserving 2 tbsp of the liquid. Toss apples with 1 Tbsp of sugar and place on top of dough mixture pressing lightly. Top torte evenly with pine nuts and 2 tbsp of reserved liquid. Place torte on center shelf of oven.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Sides and top of torte should be light brown. Remove and let cool.

TORTA DI MELE (ITALIAN APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

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