Honey Apple Torte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. honey
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 8 wedges per apple
3/4 c. granulated sugar
6 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
cooking spray
1 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. Combine honey and lemon juice in a large nonstick skillet; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add apples and cook for 14 minutes or until almost tender, stirring frequently. Beat 3/4 cup granulated sugar, butter, brown sugar and vanilla until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon rind. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture. Pour batter into a 9-inch spring-form pan coated with cooking spray. Remove apples from skillet with a slotted spoon. Discard remaining liquid. Arrange apple slices spoke like on top of batter, pressing slices gently into the batter. Combine 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over apples. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into wedges, using a serrated knife. Yields 10 servings.