Snack · 55 min · russian

Sharlotka (Apple Cake)

Apples does the heavy lifting here, with eggs rounding it out. A Russian snack that takes 55 minutes, start to finish. The macros do the talking: 5g protein, 46g carbs, and 7g fat in every 260-calorie serving. Naturally vegetarian, it scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 4 Apples
• 4 Eggs
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup All-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 Lemon

Steps

1. Slice the apples thin and toss with lemon juice so they stay bright; arrange them in a buttered springform.
2. Beat the eggs and sugar a full 5 minutes until thick, pale, and tripled — this foam is the only leavening.
3. Fold in the flour in two gentle additions, keeping as much air as possible.
4. Pour over the apples and dust with cinnamon; the batter will seem thin, and that is correct.
5. Bake at 350 degrees 35 minutes until golden and springy to the touch.
6. Cool 10 minutes, release the ring, and serve warm; the apples collapse into jammy pockets.

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