Desserts • A family favorite

2020 Cookbook

Apple Torte

Recipe by Braxton Lee Allred

Heat: 350°F
Time: 30–35 min + chill
Makes: Not recorded

This recipe is from my Grandma, Mami Silvia, and always gets rave reviews, plus being relatively lower in fat with no oil or butter in the recipe. Not saying anything about whipped cream...

01

Ingredients

2 eggs
¾ c chopped walnuts or pecans
1 ½ c brown sugar
2-3 small chopped red apples, unpeeled
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups whipping cream, whipped and
½ tsp salt sweetened or Light cool whip, about 10
2 tsp baking powder oz. tub
1 c flour

02

Method

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Beat eggs. Add sugar and vanilla till smooth. Mix dry ingredients and add to egg mixture, stirring till well-combined. Blend in apples and nuts. Spread thick mixture in a greased 9x13 pan. Bake 350 for 30-35 minutes. Cool completely. Cover thickly with whipped cream. Serve chilled.