Ukrainian Apple Cake (Yabluchnyk)

Steps to make

1. 1

   Preheat oven and prepare pan

   10 min
   

   Preheat oven to 375 °F. Line the bottom circles a 9 inch cake pan with parchment paper and lightly grease.

2. 2

   Combine dry ingredients

   2 min
   

   Sift together 1½ cups of flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.

4. 3

   Add butter

   3 min
   

   Cut in ½ cup of butter until the mixture is crumbly.

5. 4

   Combine egg and cream

   1 min
   

   Stir together the egg with the cream.

6. 5

   Create dough

   5 min
   

   Gently mix the cream into the flour mixture, until a soft dough has formed.

7. 6

   Prepare for baking

   10 min
   

   Press into prepared baking dish. Create layers of overlapping apples in neat, uniformed rows.

8. 7

   Prepare streusel

   7 min
   

   For the streusel, mix together the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon together, in a small bowl. Crumble 2 tablespoons of butter into the mixture, and sprinkle the crumbs over apples.

9. 8

   Bake

   25 min
   

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

10. 9

    Serve

    

    Cool the apple cake and serve.