Apple Cinnamon Cake
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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time15 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time50 mins
Cake
 210 g plain flour
 2 tsp baking powder
 ½ tsp baking soda
 150 g caster sugar
 1 tsp cinnamon
 1 cup red apple, peeled and roughly chopped
 2 eggs
 1 tsp vanilla extract
 ½ cup rice bran oil
 ½ cup Greek yogurt
Cinnamon Topping
 50 g caster sugar
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 14 g unsalted butter, melted
1

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced), grease and line an 23cm round cake tin

2

In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar. Add chopped apple and stir briefly to combine.

3

In a separate bowl, add eggs, vanilla, oil and yoghurt. Whisk briefly just to break up the egg yolks.

4

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently mix with a wooden spoon until combined – but be careful not to over mix. Spoon batter into prepared tin.

5

To make cinnamon topping, combine cinnamon, sugar and butter. Mix together until lumpy and wet. Sprinkle over cake batter.

6

Bake cake for approximately 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Ingredients

Cake
 210 g plain flour
 2 tsp baking powder
 ½ tsp baking soda
 150 g caster sugar
 1 tsp cinnamon
 1 cup red apple, peeled and roughly chopped
 2 eggs
 1 tsp vanilla extract
 ½ cup rice bran oil
 ½ cup Greek yogurt
Cinnamon Topping
 50 g caster sugar
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 14 g unsalted butter, melted

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced), grease and line an 23cm round cake tin

2

In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar. Add chopped apple and stir briefly to combine.

3

In a separate bowl, add eggs, vanilla, oil and yoghurt. Whisk briefly just to break up the egg yolks.

4

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently mix with a wooden spoon until combined – but be careful not to over mix. Spoon batter into prepared tin.

5

To make cinnamon topping, combine cinnamon, sugar and butter. Mix together until lumpy and wet. Sprinkle over cake batter.

6

Bake cake for approximately 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Apple Cinnamon Cake