Russian Apple Sharlotka Recipe {with whole grain flour}
Light and fluffy Russian Apple Sharlotka recipe made with whole grain flour and a touch of cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs or 4 small
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Zest of one lemon
- 1 cup flour I used 1/2 cup whole grain spelt flour and 1/2 cup all-purpose einkorn on the photos here. All whole grain flour works too
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons powdered cinnamon
- 2 medium to large apples peeled, cored and diced
- Powdered sugar/cinnamon for dusting finished cake
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line the bottom of a 9 inch cake pan with parchment.
- Combine eggs, sugar, vanilla extract and lemon zest in a bowl of a stand up mixer fitted with a whisk. Turn mixer to highest speed, mix until it becomes airy and fluffy, three minutes should do it.
- Using a sieve, sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon straight into the egg sugar mixture.
- With a spatula, stir until just combined, do not over mix (mixing too much would cause gluten development, which would lead to tougher cake).
- Add apples and gently stir to coat them in batter.
- Transfer batter to parchment-lined 9 inch cake pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool, run a toothpick around the edges, remove parchment paper.
- Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon.