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Apricot & Yoghurt Loaf Cake

  • Time preparation 10 minutes
  • cook time 55 minutes
  • Serve Serves 10

  • 75ml sunflower oil
  • 150g thick Greek yoghurt
  • 150g golden caster sugar
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 210g plain flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 125g ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped
  • 75g icing sugar
  • 1-2 tbsps lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp pistachio nuts, chopped (optional)

Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Grease a 900g loaf tin and line the base with baking parchment.

In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, yoghurt, caster sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Gently stir in the flour, baking powder and apricots to make a thick batter.

Pour the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 50–55 minutes, or until a small knife inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly before removing from the tin and then leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

Mix together the icing sugar and enough lemon juice to make a thick icing. Drizzle this over the cake, scatter over the pistachios (if using), then slice and serve.

Ingredients

  • 75ml sunflower oil
  • 150g thick Greek yoghurt
  • 150g golden caster sugar
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 210g plain flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 125g ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped
  • 75g icing sugar
  • 1-2 tbsps lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp pistachio nuts, chopped (optional)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Grease a 900g loaf tin and line the base with baking parchment.

In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, yoghurt, caster sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Gently stir in the flour, baking powder and apricots to make a thick batter.

Pour the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 50–55 minutes, or until a small knife inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly before removing from the tin and then leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

Mix together the icing sugar and enough lemon juice to make a thick icing. Drizzle this over the cake, scatter over the pistachios (if using), then slice and serve.

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