Appletorte (Scandinavian Apple Cake)

This is very easy and delicious. Use Cortland, Rome, Golden Delicious or McIntosh Apples. By Mark Bittman.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1  pinch salt
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2  cups flour, plus
•  extra flour, for pan
• 1  cup butter, softened, plus
•  more butter, for the pan
• 1  cup sugar, plus
•  more sugar, for the top of the cake
• 3  eggs
• 4  cups apples, peeled, cored, sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
3. Using an electic mixer, cream sugar and butter together.
4. Add eggs, one at a time.
5. By hand, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
6. Stir in apples.
7. Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch springform pan or tube pan and pour in the batter.
8. Sprinkle liberally with sugar.
9. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
10. Cool on rack.
11. Serve with ice cream or other topping.