First Blog!!

This so exciting! Reilly and I make soup, salads and baked goods almost every Saturday. We would like to share some of our recipes with you. This torte is simple and amazing!! Hope you like it, let us know.

Bavarian Apple Torte

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar, divided
1 cup flour
1 package PHILADELPHIA Brick Cream Cheese, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples, peeled, sliced


Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Beat butter and 1/3 cup of the sugar in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Spread onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan or a glass pie plate.

Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup of the remaining sugar in same bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Spread evenly over crust.

Combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Add to apples in large bowl; toss to coat. Spoon over cream cheese layer in a single spiral layer.

Bake 10 min. Reduce temperature to 375 degrees F; continue baking 25 min. or until center is set. Cool on wire rack. Loosen torte from rim of pan. Cover and refrigerate 3 hours before serving. Store any leftovers in refrigerator.