Apple-Yogurt Cake w/Cinnamon Swirls
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By
C G
@Celestina9000
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Via The Kitchen with only a few changes. Very moist with a soft, pudding like center especially if you choose to grate the apples instead of cutting into chunks. Pears are a good substitute for the apples if you want to try a variation.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cwhole milk plain yogurt, drained
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2/3 colive oil
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2 tsporange zest
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1/4 cfresh orange juice (replaces lemon juice)
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3/4 cunbleached white sugar
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3 largeeggs
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1 1/4 tsppure vanilla extract
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4 smalltart apples (about 1 1/2 pounds)
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2 1/2 cunbleached flour (1/2 cup all-purpose flour was replaced with pastry flour)
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2 1/2 tspbaking powder
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3/4 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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2 tspcinnamon, divided
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pinchfreshly ground nutmeg
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1/4 tspground cardamom (i added this spice because i love cardamom w/apples!)
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1/2 cbrown sugar
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2 Tbspbutter, to room temperature
How to Make Apple-Yogurt Cake w/Cinnamon Swirls
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with butter or oil.
- In a large non-reactive bowl whisk together the plain yogurt, olive oil, orange zest and juice, 3/4 cup sugar, eggs and vanilla.
- Peel and core the apples and shred (used a food processor) or cut into chunks. I prefer to shred the apples. You will need about 3 1/2-4 cups of apples. Stir the apples into the yogurt mixture.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom then stir into the liquid ingredients stirring until no lumps remain.
- In a small prep bowl, mix together the remaining teaspoon of ground cinnamon with the brown sugar and butter.
- Pour [half] of the batter into the prepared cake pan. Sprinkle the batter with [half] of the cinnamon-brown sugar mixture, dropping it on the batter in small lumps. Spread the rest of the batter over the top, and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon-brown sugar.
- Bake for about 50 minutes covering the cake with aluminum foil at the end if the top is browning too quickly. Test the center with a toothpick then transfer the cake to a cooling rack and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before cutting. Serve the cake warm or at room temperature. Delicious with tea or coffee!
About Apple-Yogurt Cake w/Cinnamon Swirls
Course/Dish: Cakes
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Regional Style: American
Hashtag: #apple cake kid pleasing
