Description
A moist and tender French Vanilla Apple Yogurt Bundt Cake made with yogurt, fresh apples, and real vanilla bean. Topped with caramelised apple slices for an elegant finish, this cake is easy to prepare and perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
125 g plain yogurt
225 g all-purpose flour
150 g sugar
75 g olive oil
3 eggs
8 g baking powder
1 vanilla bean (scraped)
1 pinch salt
4 apples (Golden or Elstar)
50 g melted butter (for caramelisation)
50 g sugar (for caramelisation)
Instructions
- Pre‑heat your oven to 170 °C. Butter a 20 cm Bundt cake pan and coat it with sugar (instead of flour) — this will help create a delicate caramelised crust.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the yogurt, eggs and olive oil until the mixture is smooth. Then add the scraped vanilla bean and stir to combine.
- Add the 150 g sugar into the wet mixture and whisk until fully combined.
- In a separate step (or directly), add the dry ingredients — salt, baking powder, and flour. Mix until the batter is smooth and free of lumps.
- Peel and core 2 of the apples, cut them into small cubes, and fold them into the batter gently.
- Take the remaining 2 apples: thinly slice them and arrange the slices at the bottom of the prepared Bundt pan. Brush the slices with the melted butter (50 g).
- Pour the batter into the pan over the apple slices and spread it evenly.
- Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until golden brown and a skewer inserted comes out clean. After baking, let the cake sit for about 10 minutes in the pan, then unmould it. Immediately brush the top of the cake with melted butter, sprinkle with 50 g sugar, then return to the oven (or use the grill/top‑broil if your oven has that) until the apple slices on top are gently caramelised (just a few minutes, watching carefully).
- Remove from the oven and let the cake cool completely at room temperature on a wire rack before slicing and serving.
Notes
Use firm baking apples for best results
Substitute vanilla bean with 1½ tsp vanilla extract if needed
Watch carefully during caramelisation to avoid burning
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: ~290 kcal
- Sugar: ~18 g
- Carbohydrates: ~36 g
- Protein: ~4 g