Apple and Yogurt Cake

Not only good looking, but it tastes great too.

Cook Time: 1 hour
Serves: 8

Ingredients:

• 125 g butter, softened
• 200 g castor sugar
• 3 extra-large eggs
• zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 200 g self-raising flour, sifted
• 200 g double-cream plain yogurt
• 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced into thin wedges.

Syrup

• 100 g butter
• 100 g honey
• juice of 1 lemon

Method:

1. Grease and line the base of a 19 cm round spring form cake tin. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Cream the softened butter and the castor sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3. Fold in the lemon zest and juice, followed by the sifted flour and yogurt. Pour into the prepared tin and level the surface with a spatula. Top the batter with the apple slices and bake for 45 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and cooked through. To check if the cake is ready, insert a skewer into the center - the skewer should come out clean.
4. While the cake is baking, make the syrup. Place the 100 g butter and the remaining syrup ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, keep warm, and pour over cake as it comes out of the oven.
5. Once the cake is completely cool, remove from tin and transfer to a cake plate or stand to serve.

Credit: https://www.foodandhome.co.za/ March 2018, page 53