Bavarian Apple Torte
Serves 12 - 14
The combination of cream cheese, apples and cinnamon is heavenly. Make this dessert with either a shortbread crust (as indicated below) or on a graham wafer crumb crust. Both suit the dish very well, with the graham wafer crust being easier to slice through. Granny Smith apples have the perfect structure and taste, but if you happen to have crab apples (the kind that grown on the prairies), you'll find the taste sensational.
The torte is best made a day ahead to get the flavours to blend together. It freezes very well after baking, so you can get have your dessert ready well ahead of the event it's destined for. Simply thaw it in the fridge for 24 hours.
Bavarian Apple Torte is a frequently requested contribution to potluck dinners and celebrations. Don't be surprised if it's a crowd favourite.
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Shortbread Crust
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Method
Cream the butter and sugar together and add the vanilla. Mix in the flour as you would for dough (the mixture will be somewhat crumbly). Press the dough in the bottom of a 10 inch springform pan. Bake at 230 degrees F. for 10 minutes. Cool before pouring the filling onto the crust.
Filling
Ingredients
12 ounces (375 grams) cream cheese (1 1/2 bricks), room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
Method
Using a hand beater or a food processor, beat the cream cheese until soft. Add the sugar and cream well. Add the eggs and the vanilla and continue to beat. Pour this mixture over the cooled crust.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Topping
Ingredients
2 cups of finely chopped, peeled apples (3 apples).
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2tsp. cinnamon
1/3 cups sliced, blanched almonds (optional)
Method
Peel the apples and chop into small pieces. If you're using crab apples, don't peel them. The skin is thin and will disappear in the baking process.
Mix the apples, sugar and cinnamon together and adjust to taste. Spoon the apple mixture over the cream cheese filling. Sprinkle the almonds on top, if using.
Put the springform pan on a cookie sheet before baking, in case the apple syrup leaks. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 50-60 minutes.
Serves 12 - 14
The combination of cream cheese, apples and cinnamon is heavenly. Make this dessert with either a shortbread crust (as indicated below) or on a graham wafer crumb crust. Both suit the dish very well, with the graham wafer crust being easier to slice through. Granny Smith apples have the perfect structure and taste, but if you happen to have crab apples (the kind that grown on the prairies), you'll find the taste sensational.
The torte is best made a day ahead to get the flavours to blend together. It freezes very well after baking, so you can get have your dessert ready well ahead of the event it's destined for. Simply thaw it in the fridge for 24 hours.
Bavarian Apple Torte is a frequently requested contribution to potluck dinners and celebrations. Don't be surprised if it's a crowd favourite.
Click here for more fabulous desserts.
Shortbread Crust
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Method
Cream the butter and sugar together and add the vanilla. Mix in the flour as you would for dough (the mixture will be somewhat crumbly). Press the dough in the bottom of a 10 inch springform pan. Bake at 230 degrees F. for 10 minutes. Cool before pouring the filling onto the crust.
Filling
Ingredients
12 ounces (375 grams) cream cheese (1 1/2 bricks), room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
Method
Using a hand beater or a food processor, beat the cream cheese until soft. Add the sugar and cream well. Add the eggs and the vanilla and continue to beat. Pour this mixture over the cooled crust.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Topping
Ingredients
2 cups of finely chopped, peeled apples (3 apples).
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2tsp. cinnamon
1/3 cups sliced, blanched almonds (optional)
Method
Peel the apples and chop into small pieces. If you're using crab apples, don't peel them. The skin is thin and will disappear in the baking process.
Mix the apples, sugar and cinnamon together and adjust to taste. Spoon the apple mixture over the cream cheese filling. Sprinkle the almonds on top, if using.
Put the springform pan on a cookie sheet before baking, in case the apple syrup leaks. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 50-60 minutes.