Ukrainian Apple Cake (Yabluchnyk)
Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup white sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1⁄3 cup cream
- 4 large apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
Struesel Topping
- 2 tablespoons cold butter
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly butter an 8 inch square baking dish.
- Sift together 1 1/2 cups of flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Cut in 1/2 cup of butter until the mixture is crumbly. Stir together the egg with the cream and gently mix into the flour until a soft dough has formed. Press into prepared baking dish. Layer the apples into the dish overlapping, in neat rows. Prepare streusel by mixing the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over apples.
- Bake in preheated oven until apples have softened, and topping has browned, about 25 minutes.
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