Colombian-Style Apple Cake Recipe

This Torta de Manzana is a traditional Colombian dessert from the Boyacá department of Colombia.

📝 Ingredients

• 5 medium apples, peeled and cored
• 3/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 1/4 cup water
• 5 tbsp melted butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups ponqué or pound cake crumbs

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 8 or 9-inch round baking pan.
2. 2Slice the apples into thin slices. Place the apples in a medium pot with ¼ cup of the sugar, cinnamon powder, lime juice and the water. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool slightly.
3. 3Place half of the cooked apples with the melted butter, eggs, corn starch, flour, baking powder, remaining sugar and vanilla extract and the remaining in a large bowl. Using and electric mixer whisk until just combined. Add the pound cake crumbs and whisk until the cake batter is smooth.
4. 4Place the remaining apple in the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
5. 5Pour batter in the baking pan.Bake for about 25 minutes. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes. Run small sharp knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto platter and serve warm or cold.