[carlo3b]

  EASY AS PIE BAVARIAN APPLE TORTE

CRUST

• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/4 t. vanilla
• 1/4 c. honey
• 1 c. flour

FILLING

• 8 oz. of cream cheese
• 1/4 c. honey
• 1/2 t. vanilla

TOPPING

• 1/3 c. honey
• 4 c. apples peeled and medium/thinly sliced (I prefer golden delicious)
• 1/2 t. cinnamon
• 1/4 c. almonds coarsely chopped

1) Cream butter, honey, and vanilla, blend into flour, pat into greased 9 spring form (bottom and up sides enough to accommodate filling and topping).
2) Combine cheese and honey; mix well; add egg and vanilla, mix and pour into pastry lined pan.
3) Place sliced apples on top of the filling (in circular pattern) sprinkle with almonds, and cinnamon and drizzle with honey as uniformly as possible.
Bake 10 minutes at 425  and then turn down to 400 for an additional 25 minutes (approximately).
Cool and refrigerate.

[mylife]

APPLE KUCHEN

1/2 cup butter softened
1 box yellow cake mix
2 1/2 cups of baking apples pared and sliced(I like granny smith)
1/2 cup sugar (sorry atkins fans)
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup dairy sour cream
2 egg yolks or 1 egg (How rich do you want this? go for the yolks)

1. In a large bowl cut butter into the dry cake mix.
2. pat the mixture into a 13x9x2 in ungreased pan
3.bake 10 min
4.arrange sliced apples on top of warm crust
5.In a small bowl mix sugar and Cinnamon then sprinkle over the apples and cake.
6.In the same bowl(after empty)blend sour cream and egg yolks or egg and drizzle over apples (drizzle as you would a strudel)
7.Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25 min or until the edges are a light brown, a toothpick comes out clean or your nose says come and get it!
8.Get a pot of coffee going!
9.Serve warm and enjoy!

[Gabz]

That Apple Torte sounds simply divine..............

I think I just decided on dessert for tomorrow!!!