Torte Di Mele - Italian Apple Cake

Recipe from Sonoma County Fair

Ingredients:

 2 medium sized apples

Juice 1/2 of a lemon

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

1 Tbsp sugar

1/2 cup shredded coconut

1/2 cup raisins

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

2 large eggs

3/4 cup sugar

4 ounces unsalted butter

2 Tbsp Amaretto

Confectioner's sugar

Method:

Grease and flour a 9 inch cake pan

Do not peel apples. Cut apples into 1/2 inch cubes and discard core. Drizzle lemon juice over them and toss to coat. Add raisins, coconut, walnut, and sugar ( 1 Tbsp) to the apples. Mix to combine.

In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside. With mixer, cream together eggs and sugar until slightly thick and lightly yellow. Beat in melted butter and amaretto.

Add the flour mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in apples into batter. Pour batter into the pan. Bake 40 -45 minutes or until cake is golden brown. Transfer to rack to cool. Dust top with confectioner's sugar.