Ingredients: (Apple, cranberry and pecan torta)
Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis’ recipe
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
6 tbsp salted butter (since I used salted butter, I didn’t add any extra salt to it. You can add a pinch of salt if you are using unsalted butter)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tbsp fresh orange zest
4 eggs
1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 1/4 cups of peeled diced apples
1/2 cups chopped walnuts
Method:
Preheat the oven to 350 deg F.
Toast pecans in the over for around 4-5 minutes.
In a small microwavable bowl take the orange juice, add dried cranberries to it and microwave for 15 seconds. This would help the cranberries puff and absorb some orange juice.
Sift and mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
In the other bowl cream butter and sugar together.
When they get light and pale yellow in color, add eggs one at a time with mixer on medium high speed. Then add vanilla extract.
Now turn the mixer to low and add dry ingredients slowly.
Add fruits and the rest of the ingredients and mix everything well together.
Take a 10 inch wide baking dish (I used a quiche pan) and spray some oil on the inside so that the torta doesn’t stick. Pour the batter into it.
Bake it for around 35-40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the center.
This dish can be served warm with some ice cream or whipped cream.
Ingredients: (Cardamom spiced whipped cream)
1 tsp crushed cardamom seeds
1 cup whipping cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar
Method:
With your mixer on medium high, whip the cream. Add sugar 1 tbsp at a time and then add crushed cardamom. Whip until soft peak forms. Anywhere after that, the cream starts to separate so stop after that.
Add a dollop of this spiced whipped cream over a BIG piece of fruit torta and enjoy!
Via indiansimmer.com.