Apple and Vanilla Cake served in a Glass

Name: Apple and Vanilla Cake served in a Glass
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: modern

Dessert with Fuji apples from South Tyrol

Difficulty: easy

Preparation time: 30 min

Baking/cooking time: 15 min

Style: modern

Apple: Fuji

Ingredients

For the base
50g amarettini biscuits
25g soft butter

For the apple layer
250g apples Südtiroler Apfel PGI (Fuji variety)
25g sugar
½ tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp vanilla paste
1 tsp vanilla pudding powder

For the cream
50g mascarpone
125g curd cheese (20%)
50g whipped cream
1 tsp vanilla paste
1 tsp lemon juice
1 ¼ tbsp sugar

For the decoration
Amarettini and apple pieces

For the base
100g amarettini biscuits
50g soft butter

For the apple layer
500g apples Südtiroler Apfel PGI (Fuji variety)
50g sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla paste
2 tsp vanilla pudding powder

For the cream
100g mascarpone
250g curd cheese (20%)
100g whipped cream
2 tsp vanilla paste
2 tsp lemon juice
2 ½ tbsp sugar

For the decoration
Amarettini and apple pieces

For the base
200g amarettini biscuits
100g soft butter

For the apple layer
1kg apples Südtiroler Apfel PGI (Fuji variety)
100g sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp vanilla paste
4 tsp vanilla pudding powder

For the cream
200g mascarpone
500g curd cheese (20%)
200g whipped cream
4 tsp vanilla paste
4 tsp lemon juice
5 tbsp sugar

For the decoration
Amarettini and apple pieces

Recipe: cake made with South Tyrolean apples and vanilla

Preparation

For the base

Crush the amarettini biscuits and knead them into a crumble with the soft butter.

For the apple layer

Peel and dice the apples, then cook them until tender and soft in a nonstick pan together with sugar, lemon juice and vanilla paste.
Remove 1-2 tbsp of the liquid and mix it with the vanilla pudding powder.
Add the mixture to the apple pieces and simmer for about 1-2 minutes.
Transfer the apple pieces onto a plate and leave it cool.

For the cream

Whisk the mascarpone, curd cheese, vanilla paste, lemon juice, sugar and whipped cream together until it’s creamy.

Then

Divide the amarettini crumble into different glasses.
Place the apple pieces on top (set aside 2 tbsp for decoration) and press down a little.
Spread the cream on top.
Decorate with apple pieces, whole and crumbled amarettini.
Store in a cool place until ready to eat.