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Apple walnut cake on a butter bed (yabalkov sladkish)

Apple walnut cake on a butter bed (yabalkov sladkish)

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A simple Bulgarian housewife’s cake: beaten eggs mixed with sugar, sifted flour, grated apples, walnuts, and vanilla, poured over butter spread in the bak…

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Recipe from NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh, Ted Masters, Спасимир, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The butter, spread on the parchment paper at the bottom of the pan, infuses the bottom of this simple cake with its aroma. The grated apples keep it moist, while the chopped walnuts sprinkled on top add a satisfying crunch.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$14.85 $1.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.28
  • $1.60
  • $0.19
  • $0.40
  • $0.09
  • $5.51
  • $0.58
  • $5.79
  • $0.11
  • $0.30

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease and line a baking pan with parchment paper, then spread the butter evenly over the paper.
  2. Beat the eggs with the sugar until the mixture becomes pale.
  3. Add the sifted flour twice, the yeast, the chopped walnuts (reserve a handful), the grated apple, the vanilla, and the cinnamon, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour, spread the dough over the butter, and sprinkle with the remaining walnuts. ≈ 2 min
  5. Bake in the oven for approximately 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar once it comes out of the oven.

The bill

Apple walnut cake on a butter bed (yabalkov sladkish)

  • ½ block of butter (approximately 60 g), at room temperature$0.28
  • 4 eggs$1.60
  • 1 cup of sugar (approximately 200 ml)$0.19
  • 1 cup of flour$0.40
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • 1 cup of chopped walnuts$5.51
  • 1 cup of grated apple$0.58
  • 1 sachet of vanilla powder (or vanilla sugar)$5.79
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.11
  • powdered sugar$0.30

Total$14.85

that's $1.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • ½ block of butter (approximately 60 g), at room temperature
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup of sugar (approximately 200 ml)
  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • 1 cup of chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup of grated apple
  • 1 sachet of vanilla powder (or vanilla sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • powdered sugar

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