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Layered Apple Torte
1989 Winner - Best Western Aurora Inn, Amy Campeau
Crust:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Beat butter, sugar and egg until fluffy, add flour, coconut
and cinnamon, mix with fingers. Should be crumbly consistency.
Bake 10 minutes at 400°F, use 10" pan lined with silicone
paper or heavy brown paper.
Cake Layer:
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1 1/2 cup grated Nova Scotia apples (3 medium)
Beat eggs, sugar and oil three to five minutes, add flour,
beat a few minutes, add remaining ingredients. Bake 45 minutes
at 375°F. Cool a few minutes
Cream
Cheese Topping:
• 250 g cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp almond flavouring
Beat together and put on top of cake layer. Bake at 400°F
for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F for 25 minutes.
Apple Topping:
• 3 or 4 Nova Scotia apples, peeled, cored, cut in
eighths
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 tbsp corn starch
Heat just to boiling so sauce thickens but apples do not
over cook.
When cake has completely cooled, arrange apple pieces and
sauce on top. Spread some sauce down the sides of the cake.
Press
onto the sides: 1 cup toasted coconut
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