Name: Yabluchnyk (Ukrainian Apple Cake)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; White sugar - ¼ cup; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Unsalted butter, cut into pieces - ½ cup; Cream - ⅓ cup; Egg, beaten - 1 large; Apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced - 4 large; Brown sugar - ½ cup; Flour - 2 tablespoons; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Yabluchnyk (Ukrainian Apple Cake)

1. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

2. White sugar ¼ cup

3. Baking powder 2 teaspoons

4. Salt ¼ teaspoon

5. Unsalted butter, cut into pieces ½ cup

6. Cream ⅓ cup

7. Egg, beaten 1 large

8. Apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced 4 large

9. Brown sugar ½ cup

10. Flour 2 tablespoons

11. Ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons

12. Cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Yabluchnyk (Ukrainian Apple Cake)

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly butter an 8-inch square baking dish.

2 . Stage

Make the cake: Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.

3 . Stage

Whisk cream and egg together in a small bowl; add to flour mixture and gently mix until a soft dough forms. Press into the prepared baking dish. Layer apples over top in neat rows, overlapping slightly.

4 . Stage

Make the streusel topping: Whisk brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle topping over apples.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until apples have softened and topping is golden brown, about 25 minutes.