Hey all!
Look at me posting twice in one month ;) Fingers crossed I can keep this whole blogging thing going!
So I know I just posted a post about healthy eating and here I am posting a cake recipe #Fail.
BUT this is a healthy cake! Kinda. See we have apples, which are a fruit. And we have ... umm...cinnamon which is a very healthy spice. And....and....we have GREEK YOGURT! That's right. Super healthy :)
The inspiration for this came about because I wanted to bake something 'Fall-ey' and whats more reminiscent of fall than big red apples? This cake didn't actually turn out quite the way I hoped, but it was still pretty good! I was hoping to get an extra moist and slightly lighter cake with the apple slices on top, but it turned into a much heavier and denser cake. It still tasted lovely but wasn't quite what I was going for. I would categorize this as more of a heavier 'tea cake' - nice and dense and short, it would be really cute to have as a side with a cup of hot tea with some friends.
So if you are looking for a fall inspired apple cake recipe that is simple and easy to make but also looks really pretty too, look no further than this easy apple tea cake!
Simple Apple Tea Cake
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
- 4-5 apples
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Cinnamon to taste
- Icing Sugar for dusting
1. Begin by mixing flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon until thoroughly blended. Set Aside.
2. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly blended. Add Vanilla.
Note: If you have lumps or it looks kind of curdled its OK! Just keep mixing, and when you add the rest of the ingredients you should get a nice smooth batter.
3. Then mix in your dry ingredient and your greek yogurt alternating between ingredients. Add flour, add yogurt, add flour, add yogurt...continue until you have added all the ingredients. I found it helpful to throw in a bit of the flour mixture, then toss in greek yogurt by the spoonful. Mix until thoroughly combined.
4. Preheat your oven to 350. Line a 9x13 baking pan with parchement paper, extending it out a bit from the sides so its easier to take the cake out once its baked.
5. Spread batter into pan. It will be *really* thick. Just spread it around as evenly as possible throughout the pan.
6. Peel and slice your apples and place on the batter.
Note on the apples: I find it looks 'prettiest' when you slice your peeled apples like this. First you slice them in half, and then you place them on your board and cut vertically down making lots of nice thin slices. I then find its best to arrange them on the cake starting from the corner farthest away from you and placing the apples towards you, rather than the opposite way. It still works the other way but its prettier this way :)
7. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes depending on your oven's temperature or until a skewer poked into the cake comes out clean AND the apples are nice and soft and baked.
8. Allow to cool at least slightly before sprinkling on some icing sugar! And Enjoy! :)
