A super moist apple cake, made extra special with the addition of sparkling water – it makes the cake dough rise and prevents it from drying out. Such a lovely autumn bake, I’m sure you’ll be as much of a fan of it than I am.
View this post on Instagram
For the apple filling:
2 medium apples
1 tbsp flour
For the cake batter:
120g butter, at room temperature
170g sugar
1 tbsp vanilla sugar
2 eggs
120g Greek yogurt
240g flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
240ml sparkling water
For the topping:
60g flaked almonds
35g brown sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
Makes 1 cake in a 23cm Springform
Preheat the oven to 170C fan.
Start by peeling and coring the apples, then cut them into 1 cm chunks. Set aside.
Put the butter, sugar and vanilla sugar in a bowl and whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat between additions. Add the Greek yoghurt and mix again briefly.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Fold the dry ingredients through the wet ingredients, making sure not to overmix. Pour the sparkling water in the dough while whisking.
Toss the apples in 1 tablespoon of flour and fold through the batter.
Pour the batter into a 23cm Springform lined with baking paper.
In a medium bowl, combine the flaked almonds, brown sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the cake.
Bake the cake for 50 minutes. Put on a wire rack to cool completely before removing from the Springform and serving.
