Apple Yoghurt Cake

Our Apple and Yoghurt Cake is perfectly moist and mildly sweet; it goes great with a cuppa in the morning or as a sumptuous breakfast treat!

Prep Time
20 Minutes
Bake Time
1hr 15mins
Servings
  • 200g butter (softened) 200g butter (softened)
  • 200g Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar 200g Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar
  • 3 eggs 3 eggs
  • 4tbsp plain natural yoghurt 4tbsp plain natural yoghurt
  • 200g self-raising flour 200g self-raising flour
  • 1/2tsp baking powder 1/2tsp baking powder
  • 200g ground hazelnuts 200g ground hazelnuts
  • 1 1/2 eating apples (cored and cut into thin slices) 1 1/2 eating apples (cored and cut into thin slices)
  • 2tsp Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Icing Sugar 2tsp Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Icing Sugar

FOR THE TOPPING

  • 75g butter 75g butter
  • 75g Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Light Soft Brown Sugar 75g Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Light Soft Brown Sugar
  • 3tbsp double cream 3tbsp double cream
  • 85g hazelnuts (crushed) 85g hazelnuts (crushed)
  • 1/2 eating apple (cored and cut into thin slices) 1/2 eating apple (cored and cut into thin slices)
  • Cinnamon (to sprinkle) Cinnamon (to sprinkle)

Instructions

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/360°F/Gas Mark 4 and grease and line a loose bottomed cake tin.
  2. Put the butter and Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together with a wooden spoon. Whisk in the eggs and yoghurt, then sift in the flour and baking powder. Fold, then add the ground hazelnuts.
  3. Now add the apples and spread the mixture evenly into the prepared tin. Sift over the icing sugar and bake in the oven for an hour.
  4. To make the topping, melt the butter, Tate & Lyle Light Soft Brown Sugar and cream in a small pan. Stir in the hazelnuts and the apple slices.
  5. After an hour, remove the cake from the oven, cover with the topping, then put back in the oven to bake for a further 10 to 15 minutes.
  6. Allow to cool a little in the tin, then lift out of the tin, sprinkle with cinnamon and serve warm or cold.

Chef's Tip

To help prevent the apple from sinking in your sponge, ensure the slices are diced into small chunks or cut finely.