Apple Currant Yoghurt Cake

Name: Apple Currant Yoghurt Cake
Ingredients: 125 g butter; 3 -4 cups caster sugar; 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 2 eggs; 200 g natural yoghurt; 1 -2 of 410 gram can unsweetened apple pie filling; 3 -4 cups currants; 2 cups self-raising flour; 1 -2 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons mixed spice

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

125 g butter
3 -4 cups caster sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
2 eggs
200 g natural yoghurt
1 -2 of 410 gram can unsweetened apple pie filling
3 -4 cups currants
2 cups self-raising flour
1 -2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons mixed spice

Directions

1

Beat the butter and sugar and lemon rind in a small bowl until light and fluffy.
2

Beat in eggs one at a time.
3

Stir in the yoghurt, apple and currants (you don't want to break up the apple too much).
4

Then stir in the sifted dry ingredients.
5

Spread into a deep greased and lined 20 cm round cake tin.
6

Bake at 180C (360F) for 50 to 60 minutes.
7

Stand a few minutes then turn out onto rack to cool.
8

This can be iced with cream cheese icing similar to one you would use on a carrot cake - add some lemon zest too.