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Italian Apple Cake
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
3 1/2 cups peeled sliced tart cooking apples
1/2 cup butter -- softened
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup orange juice
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons sliced almonds
2 tablespoons raisins
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
Apple slices
Fresh mint leaves
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large skillet, sauté apples in 3 tablespoons butter until almost tender. Sprinkle with
2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Arrange sautéed apple slices on bottom of a
buttered 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream 5 tablespoons butter and 1 cup sugar until fluffy. Add egg and
vanilla; beat 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and
1 teaspoon cinnamon; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice and milk. Beat on
low speed. Fold in remaining ingredients.
Pour batter over apples. Bake 55 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool thoroughly. Remove
sides of pan and invert onto platter. Garnish with apple slices and mint leaves.
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