Dish · russian
Sharlotka
Sharlotka is a simple batter of egg, sugar, and flour poured over sliced apples and baked, closer to a sponge cake studded with fruit than a traditional layered apple cake.
Where it comes from
It grew out of Russian home baking as an easy way to use a batch of apples with a minimal, pantry-only batter, no butter or creaming required, just whisked eggs and sugar.
What cooks argue about
Cooks argue over whether to whip the eggs to full volume for a lighter, airier cake, or mix them briefly, which gives a denser, more custardy texture around the apples.
Versions
Nobody has published a sharlotka here yet. When somebody cooks one from a video and publishes it, their version appears in this list, with a link back to the original.
What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
apple
all purpose flour
egg
baking powder