A delicious apple and rosemary cake packed with layers of freshly sliced apples, cooked and decorated with powdered sugar. The apples and lemon add a hint of sharpness complimented by the subtle rosemary flavour..
Cake
The cake is made by beating together the eggs and sugar till light and fluffy and then folding in the flour and melted butter. The cake is flavoured with lemon, fresh apple and rosemary. The cake uses dessert apples finely sliced and placed in the middle of the cake mixture in a layer. When the cake is cooked it is left to cool and lightly dusted with icing sugar. This recipe is perfect for a classic Italian menu.
Our sliced apple layer cake is different from most apple cakes because it is a sweet sponge flavoured with rosemary, although traditionally in Italy it is not unusual to find sweet cakes with herbs. The star ingredient along with the rosemary is the use of fresh apples which makes this light and deliciously moist.
This is simple to prepare and doesn't need any complicated decoration, it is perfect for afternoon tea or as a dessert for a traditional Italian dinner party. This sponge is suitable to serve in winter or summer, the lightness of the cake with its fresh apple taste means we usually serve it anytime between spring and autumn
Other Apple Desserts
Apple and vanilla custard tart
