This is the 9th recipe that we at The Home Bakers are baking. This recipe was selected by Jasline from Food Is My Life and only the host of the bake can state the original recipe selected from the recipe book Coffee Cakes by Lou Seibert Pappas. You can find the original recipe on Jasline’s site here. Also be sure to check out how my fellow members went with this bake here. We all bake from the same book till we have tried all the recipes, we still have about 50 or so recipes to go so it’s still not too late to join us. Please contact Joyce from Kitchen Flavours.
Myself and the other members all thought this recipe would be like a cake (no picture in the book) but we all soon found out it was more like a crumble rather than a cake. Upon reading everyone’s comments and how they went with the bake I knew not to expect a cake so that I wouldn’t be too disappointed.
I liked the way Kit from I Lost in Austen presented her bake so I sliced my apples too instead of dicing them but I layered the apples first and then poured the batter over the top thinking that the batter would be quite liquidy – quite the contrary.
I followed the original recipe but the only change I made was that I added dried shredded coconuts and extra cranberries to the topping along with the nuts .
We were invited to a friend’s place for dinner so I took this dish as a dessert for the host, along with instant custard (yes I was lazy to make my own) and they really loved it. I found it a bit sweet for my liking so next time I would cut back on the sugar.
Everyone loved the juicy apples and the crunchy fruit and nut topping but I think next time I will serve it with ice cream. As there was not much flour in the recipe the ‘torte’ crumbled to pieces as soon as it was dished out. I was not able to get a full wedge like some of the other ladies did and it was not the prettiest of ‘torte’ but it was hearty and delicious. Lovely served warm on a cold autumn afternoon or as a dessert.
That’s right, I said next time. So this recipe is a keeper in my household and I was told by my friend to definitely make it again the next time we are invited over for dinner (hmmmmm……maybe there were just being polite) 
this looks heavenly delicious, i am such a biig fan of cinnamon, i adore it
and your cakes look great
following you
xx
Thanks so much Magda.
This looks delicious! And what a pretty presentation
I’m not the best cook in the world…especially for cakes…but looking those images I’d like to try…probably with my mom, first!
Hey girl!!! U know we are not far from each other, you can cook me yummy Italian food and I will bake you delicious cakes
sure that is absolutely possible! I can cook Italian pasta whenever you want! I’m good in it! I eat pasta at least once a day…as a good Italian girl
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Oh my goodness, this looks absolutely divine! Would kill for a piece of this torte
Mmm… I love apple with cinnamon. Yours definitely looks very pretty and delicious. I want to bring over some coffee so you can share of your torte to me
Hi Ann, no need to bring over coffee just bring yourself!! Would love to sit & share this with you whilst chatting about all things baking
It looks scrumptious and the pictures are beautiful!!! My grandpa grows apples up in the Borneo highlands so maybe I’ll try this!
Thanks for the lovely comment
you won’t regret this if you try it, let me know how it turns out for you.
Ooooh my! I love! I’m short of jumping on a plane to get me a slice!
Your sliced apple arrangements looks so pretty, I would definitely keep this in mind the next time I make this. Yes, this is really delicious, we ate it with homemade vanilla frozen yoghurt. Looking at yours now, I think that I’ll be making this again soon!
Have a great week!
Hi Joyce,
thanks for the lovely comment, the arrangement looks pretty but once I poured the batter in it covered up the arrangement so I would put the apples ontop of the batter
oooOoOo do you have the recipe for your homemade vanilla frozen yoghurt on your blog? Or can one just buy vanilla yoghurt and freeze it hahahahha
Great results!
I agree its not very pretty when presented but tasty!
Well done Angela!! It looks wonderful!! I sure your friends were telling the truth…it is a really nice dessert!
Oh me love! I love love this. Send me a biiigg slice!
This looks delicious. I am craving all things sweet today.