Szarlotka is a Polish dessert which Dorie describes as part cake, crumble and a torte. The picture reminded me of the Apple Kuchen we made from Baking Chez Moi.
The ‘crust’ is really cake which I called dessert imposter as I kept thinking it should be crunchy like a crust. The filling has three pounds of apples and I used Fuji. It is lightly sweetened with brown sugar and one cup of raisins are added which really made my husband happy. A portion of the crust is frozen and then grated on top which is a new technique for me.
This dessert is definitely for the apple lover and it ushered in the new fall season. It is a little plain and we preferred Dorie’s German version of Apple Kuchen. To see what others thought head over to Tuesdays with Dorie.
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I was happy to see that you didn’t add the extra confectioner’s sugar on the top as I didn’t either and I don’t like to be the only one not doing something…you know, “One of these is not like the others…” type thing. :-). Yours looks beautiful. That pan was so heavy lifting in and out of the oven…I’m sure when I make it again I will go with a smaller version as this has a lot of heft! Beautiful photo of yours.
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Now you mention it, I too prefer Dorie’s German version of apple Kuchen. The custard brings the filling together more successfully than the szarlotka. Your cake looks fantastic.
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Yours is so beautiful, so tall! My favourite apple dessert is a galette or even a version of Marie Hélène’s Apple Cake – so much easier !
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I feel like even with the added spices, I still felt like it could have been a little sweeter…like it could have used some white sugar in the filling making it a bit saucier like an apple pie…but we still really liked it. And you are right, the crust was an impostor…took me awhile to get used to the softer almost cookie like crust.
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It certainly is for the apple lover. I like the spices Kim added to give the filling more flavour.
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