Thursday 1 December 2011

Apple and yoghurt cake with sultanas


This cake was given to me by my sister Saira.  I was looking for a light cake which would satisfy my sweet tooth and also reduce the fat content a bit - no I am not a health freak but like to try lighter versions as they leave me satisfied and feeling less guilty!

Serves 6 generous slices

This version of the cake has brown sugar to give a
crunchy top
Ingredients
3 oz sugar
4 oz plain or all purpose flour
4 tbsp low fat yoghurt
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
3-4 hard apples peeled, cored and sliced (thick or thin - it's up to you)
1 small cup raisins





Method
Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees (160 for fan oven)

Grease and line an 8 inch loose bottom cake tin.

Beat sugar and eggs with vanilla until the mixture becomes light and fluffy

Add the flour and beat well.  Add yoghurt and beat for a couple of minutes till the mixture is smooth.

Put sliced apples and raisins and mix together.  Pour the mixture into prepared tin and bake for 25 minutes or until firm to touch.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or custard along with a nice hot cup of tea!

Note:  The mixture will be wet so don't worry about it.  If the mixture looks runny, just add some more flour before adding the fruit.  This cake is good warm or cold but always refrigerate once cooled and it will keep for two days.

If you want to give it a richer look sprinkle top with brown sugar then bake as above. This will give a nice shiny (and crunchy) finish to the cake as seen in the picture above.

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