Bavarian Apple Torte
By
Jeanette Treybig, Houston, Texas
This creamy, delicious torte is topped with the sweet crunch of sliced apples.
Preparation time
45 minutes
Cooking time
35 minutes
Total time
1 hour, 20 minutes
Yield
8 Servings
Ingredients
1⁄2 cup butter 1⁄3 cup sugar 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup flour 1 package cream cheese (8 ounces) 1⁄4 cup sugar 1 egg 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla 1⁄3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon orange peel (grated) 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon 1⁄4 cup almonds (sliced) 4 cups apples (cored, peeled, thinly sliced)Instructions
Dough
Cream ½ cup of butter and 1/3 cup of sugar. Add ¼ teaspoon of vanilla. Beat in 1 cup of flour until blended. Pat dough into bottom and 1 ½ inch up sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
Filling
Beat 1 package of cream cheese, ¼ cup of sugar, 1 egg and ½ teaspoon vanilla. Pour into crust. Top with arranged apples which have been tossed with sugar, orange peel and cinnamon. Top with sliced almonds. Bake at 460ºF for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400ºF and bake 25 minutes more. Let cake cool in pan.
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