Ukrainian Apple Cake (Yabluchnyk)

This is a delicious layered apple cake topped with streusel which is easy to prepare. You can also use this pastry base with pitted cherries, plums, or sliced peaches.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 264 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ⅓ cup cream
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons cold butter
• 4 large apple - peeled, cored and thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until apples have softened, and topping has browned, about 25 minutes.