How to make Yabluchnyk:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C/ 375 °F. Line the bottom of a cake pan with parchment paper and lightly grease.
• Sift together 1½ cups (200g) of flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
• Cut in ½ cup (115 g) of butter until the mixture is crumbly.
• Stir together the egg and cream.
• Gently mix the cream into the flour mixture to form a soft dough.
• Press into the prepared baking dish.
• Cut the apples into thin slices. Create layers of overlapping apples in neat, uniform rows on the dough.
• For the streusel, mix together the brown sugar, 2 tbsp flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Crumble 2 tbsp of butter into the mixture. Sprinkle the crumble over the apples.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the apples have softened and the topping has browned (approx. 25 minutes).
• Cool the apple cake and serve.