Nita’s Apple Cake (Torta Di Mele Di Nonna Nita) - Cuisine Magazine - From New Zealand to the World

Ingredients

• 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 80g (⅓ cup) caster sugar
• 30g unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus an extra 20g and a little for greasing
• 200g (1⅓ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 150ml milk
• 125ml dry white wine
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• sea salt
• 4 small-medium apples (pink lady, fuji or jonathan), about 600g
• 2 tablespoons cherry jam
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 30g (¼ cup) sultanas (golden raisins)
• 40g amaretti biscuits (12–14 biscuits, depending on their size)
• icing (confectioners’) sugar, for dusting (optional)