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POV: You pick apples from your own backyard and turn them into a homemade cake with just 6 ingredients. 🍎🍰

No fancy ingredients, just a little taste of fall. 🤍
Recipe found on @natashaskitchen
Russian Apple Cake (Sharlotka) 🍏🍰
One of the easiest, fluffiest, and most delicious apple cakes you'll ever make! Save this post for your next baking day. ✨
🛒 INGREDIENTS:
• 6 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, measured correctly
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 lbs (3 medium/large) Granny Smith apples
• 1 tsp confectioners' sugar (for dusting, optional) 
👩‍🍳 INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9" springform pan with parchment. Peel, core, and slice apples into 1/4" pieces.
2. Whip: Beat 6 eggs on high for 1 min until foamy. Slowly add 1 cup sugar and whip 8–10 mins until thick and fluffy.
3. Mix: Whisk flour and baking powder. Sift into egg mixture in 3 batches, gently folding with a spatula. Fold in 1 tsp vanilla.
4. Assemble: Reserve 1 cup of apples. Fold remaining apples into batter, pour into pan, and top with reserved apples.
5. Bake: Bake at 350°F for 50–55 mins until golden. Cool 15 mins, loosen edges, transfer to a plate, and dust with powdered sugar!