Sharlotka

A Russian apple cake, made with less sugar.

Ingredients

• 4 small apples
• 1 tsp peanut oil
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Grease a pan with oil, use a little flour to flour the pan. Pre-heat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
2. Core, quarter and slice apples fairly thinly (1/4-1/8"). Arrange about 2/3 of the slices on the bottom of the pan.
3. Beat the eggs with the sugar using a wooden spoon or a spatula. When well incorporated, stir in the flour. Batter will be thick. You can add a dash of cinnamon.
4. Pour about 1/2 the batter over the apples, spread to cover them all.
5. Arrange 1/2 of remaining apple slices on the batter.
6. Cover with remaining batter, spreading over.
7. Top with remaining slices. Bake for about 25 minutes.