European Apple Cake- Sharlotka
This European Apple Cake recipe has been shared with me by a friend of mine, and she calls it “Sharlotka”.
The cake part resembles a shortbread cookie, and the filling consists of sautéed apple slices, flavored with sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon. The topping is a shredded, chilled cake dough, saved from the batch used for this cake.
This is a very easy recipe to prepare, and the finished product presents itself very nicely.
Since it is a 9 x 13 inches sheetcake, it can be cut into 18, or more serving pieces.
European Apple Cake- Sharlotka
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (I use unbleached Gold Medal)
- 1 Tbs. Baking Powder
- Pinch of salt
- 6 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- 1 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 8 medium apples (Granny Smith, Gala, Golden Delicious, Fuji)
- 2 Tbs. sugar (granulated white, or brown)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1 Tbs. cinnamon (more if like)
- 1 Tbs. butter
Cake Ingredients:
Filling Ingredients:
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl mix butter and sugar, until incorporated.
- Mix in egg yolks, one a time.
- Add vanilla extract and lemon zest.
- In a small bowl mix the flour, salt and baking powder.
- Using a paddle attachment, gradually mix in the flour, until a soft dough forms.
- Remove 1/3 of the dough, and chill in the fridge to be used for topping.
- Line a 9 x 13 cake pan with parchment paper, and grease well bottom and sides.
- Spread evenly the 2/3 of the dough over greased paper and press it down evenly with your fingers.
- Spread cooled apple filling over the dough, and smooth it out.
- Using a large eye shredder, shred the chilled dough over the apples, to form a topping.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F, for 25-30 minutes, or until the topping is golden color.
- Remove from the oven, and cool in the pan.
- Peel, core and quarter apples. Cut each quarter into slices, cutting it across.
- Warm a large frying pan with butter, and saute the apples until wilted (about 10 minutes).
- Add the sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Mix well to incorporate.
- Cool filling, before spreading it on the cake.
Apple Filling
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