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Yabluchnyk (Apple Cake)

Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Ukrainian

Ingredients

Ingredients:
For the cake
  • 3-4 medium apples
  • 7 oz all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 oz sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 4.4 oz butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 ⅔ oz cream
For the streusel topping
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2.2 oz brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cup flour

Instructions

How to make Yabluchnyk:
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  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/ 375 °F. Line the bottom of a cake pan with parchment paper and lightly grease.
  2. Sift together 1½ cups (200g) of flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
  3. Cut in ½ cup (115 g) of butter until the mixture is crumbly.
  4. Stir together the egg and cream.
  5. Gently mix the cream into the flour mixture to form a soft dough.
  6. Press into the prepared baking dish.
  7. Cut the apples into thin slices. Create layers of overlapping apples in neat, uniform rows on the dough.
  8. For the streusel, mix together the brown sugar, 2 tbsp flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  9. Crumble 2 tbsp of butter into the mixture. Sprinkle the crumble over the apples.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven until the apples have softened and the topping has browned (approx. 25 minutes).
  11. Cool the apple cake and serve.

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