Greek yogurt, apple, raisin and walnut
cake
makes 1 cake
This luscious Greek-inspired cake
(made with Greek yogurt and olive oil instead of butter and eggs)
has a soft moist crumb, is dotted with sweet fruit, and has a lovely
hint of cinnamon and nutmeg.
2 cups plain flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup Greek yogurt
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup peeled, diced apples
½ cup raisins
½ cup walnuts
confectioners' (icing) sugar to dust (optional)
GREASE and lightly flour a 9-inch cake
pan. PREHEAT the oven to 350°F/180°C. SIFT the flour, sugar, baking
powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together in a large
mixing bowl. MIX the yogurt, oil, water and vanilla essence together
in a separate bowl. STIR in the apples, raisins and walnuts. ADD the
wet ingredients to the sifted dry ingredients and stir gently to
combine. SPOON the batter into the greased pan and spread evenly.
BAKE for 45 minutes. REMOVE from the oven and let cool in the pan
for 10 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a wire rack to finish
cooling. DUST the top with confectioners' (icing) sugar, if using.
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