Apple Sharlotka Recipe (Russian Apple Cake) (2024)

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ByMarina RizhkovPosted onOctober 25, 2023October 25, 2023

The Apple Sharlotka Recipe is fluffy, sweet, and easy to make. This rustic dessert is a great alternative to the traditional apple pie. With a crumbly base and a decadent apple filling, this apple tart won’t last long!

This tart apple recipe is the best thing to happen to the autumn season. No joke! When it’s too cold outside to take evening sunset walks, I like to curl up with a cup of tea, a good book, and this delicious apple sponge cake.

Apple slices cover the top of the cake, while the bottom is soft and spongy. The cake batter is so easy to make! You’ll enjoy this Russian sharlotka in no time. I like to make it for my own family as often as I can.

Do you have extra apples at home and don’t know what to do with them? I’ve got the perfect recipe for you: this easy apple cake. It’s an apple pie and upside-down cake combination: and it is fantastic.

Perfect for those winter nights where you just want to cozy up next to something warm, comfy, and sinfully satisfying. Winner winner, let’s have apple tart after dinner.

Key Ingredients

Fresh apples start the simple ingredients of this cake. The best apples to use would be granny smith apples or golden delicious. These apples bake best.

Eggs add texture to this Russian cake.

Sugar sweetens up the tart apples and the cake batter.

Flour provides the structure in baked goods.

Vanilla adds a subtle and important flavor to the sponge layer of this basic recipe.

Baking powder lightens the texture of this easy cake.

Powdered sugar (or confectioner’s sugar) is for the topping. You can just sift it on top for best results!

Find thefullprintable recipewith specific measurements below.

How to make Apple Sharlotka Recipe (Russian Apple Cake)

Step 1: Mix the Eggs and Sugar

In a stand mixer (or hand mixer), beat together eggs and sugar on medium speed.

Step 2: Add in the flavor and powder

Add in vanilla and the baking powder.

Step 3: Add the flour

Turn down to low speed and add in the flour.

Step 4: Prep the Apples

Peel and slice the apples.

Step 5: Add the apples

Spray a tart or cake pan and place slices on the bottom of the pan.

Step 6: Add the batter to the apples

Pour the batter over the apples.

Step 7: Bake

Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 350°F.

Step 8: Flip it

Once finished baking, flip it over onto a plate so the apples are on top.

Step 9: Cool down

Let it cool down for 10 minutes then sift some powdered sugar on top. Enjoy!

Expert Tips

• The batter for this dessert looks like pancake batter. Make sure to move slowly when adding the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
• Fresh fall apples are the best to use for this dessert.
• Slice your apples evenly. You want to avoid over-baking some slices while making sure others are not too tough to cut through.
• Grease the bottom of your baking pan generously. The apples will be on the bottom of the pan, and you don’t want them to stick. You can use a spring form pan if you’d like.

Recipe FAQs

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