Sharlotka Apple Cake (gluten-free)

By Lydia Wallie, Nutrition Director

Prep Time: 35 minutes

Bake/Cook Time: 55 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 6 large Eggs (room temperature)

  • 6 medium Granny Smith Apples

  • 1 1/2 cups plus 1/3 cup Cassava Flour

  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and place a bottomless circular pan (8-inches in diameter) on top. Grease the inside of the circular pan with butter or coconut oil. (You can also try this recipe using an 8x8 square baking dish.)

  2. In a VitaMix, add the 6 eggs and beat on high speed for 15 seconds until foamy, then turn down to low speed and gradually add in the 1 cup of coconut sugar and turn it up to high speed for 15 seconds.

  3. Peel (peeling is optional), core, quarter, and slice apples into 1/4 inch thick pieces. Set aside 1 cup of the sliced apples for the cake topping.

  4. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the 1 1/2 cups cassava flour with the 1/2 tsp baking powder. 

  5. Add the flour mixture into the beaten egg batter in three phases (add flour, mix, add flour, mix, add flour, mix). Make sure all flour is incorporated into the batter and stop mixing as soon as no flour remains (try not to over-mix). 

  6. Then, add the 1 tsp vanilla extract until incorporated.

  7. With the sliced apples (not including the 1 cup that was set aside), add them to a bowl and add the 1/3 cup cassava flour. Mix together the flour and apples until the apples are coated in flour. This will help them not to sink to the bottom when added to the cake batter.

  8. Add the flour-coated sliced apples to the cake batter and fold in just until combined. Pour batter into the pan and spread evenly (if some of the batter leaks under the circular pan, that’s not a problem). Place the 1 cup of apple slices evenly on the top of the cake…or not, if you’re trying to make it look odd for some reason.

  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes (until the top is golden brown). Remove the cake from the oven and let it rest in the pan for 15 minutes. Then, remove it from the pan and let it cool for around 15 additional minutes before serving.

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