Apparatus for molding food cakes (20) comprising: a housing (21)； a food product hopper (25) configured to contain a food product supply and in flow communication with a food delivery apparatus for unloading food product from said food product hopper (25), said food product hopper (25) ) a surrounding side wall； wherein said food product hopper (25) has an open bottom and said food delivery apparatus comprises a conveyor (30) having an upper transport surface (31a) that closes a substantial portion of said open bottom characterized by a articulation arrangement (602) having a pivot axis along one side, said articulation arrangement (602) being transported between said food product hopper (25) and said housing (21), said articulation arrangement being configured (602) to allow said food product hopper (25) to pivot with respect to said housing (21) from a functional position to an upwardly inclined position, and an actuator (616) arranged to pivot said conveyor (30) around an axis of said articulation arrangement (602).Aparato de moldeo de tortas alimenticias (20) que comprende: un alojamiento (21)； una tolva de producto alimenticio (25) configurada para contener un suministro de producto alimenticio y en comunicación de flujo con un aparato de entrega de alimento para descargar producto alimenticio de dicha tolva de producto alimenticio (25), presentando dicha tolva de producto alimenticio (25) una pared lateral circundante； en el que dicha tolva de producto alimenticio (25) posee un fondo abierto y dicho aparato de entrega de alimento comprende un transportador (30) que presenta una superficie de transporte superior (31a) que cierra una porción sustancial de dicho fondo abierto caracterizado por una disposición de articulación (602) que posee un eje de pivote a lo largo de un lado, estar transportada dicha disposición de articulación (602) entre dicha tolva de producto alimenticio (25) y dicho alojamiento (21), estar configurada dicha disposición de articulación (6
