Torta di Mele Santa Margherita

I liken Italian apple cakes to fingerprints. Every cook/baker has her own. This version, shared with me by the chef at Hotel Mediterraneo, in Santa Margherita Ligure, is as simple as it gets, but the result is unexpected. Once baked, the cake is almost like a giant, soft Amish-style sugar cookie topped with thinly sliced apples. Bonus: it gets better as…