At FoodCycle we never know for sure what ingredients we’re going to get. However, there are some things we can usually rely on: including apples! Because of this, we’ve tweaked and honed our apple cake recipe over the years to make it evermore delicious.

It’s relatively healthy compared to many other cake recipes, as it uses yoghurt and sunflower oil rather than butter. You can also replace half the oil with apple sauce or a fruit puree to reduce fat and create a fruitier flavour.

So find yourself with some sad leftover apples? Time to make them into something delicious. This apple cake can also use up other fruits you may have lying around – brown bananas, pulpy plums – anything you have that needs using up.

Variations:

Add one cup of nuts, raisins when you add the apple

Replace half the vegetable oil with apple sauce, banana or another fruit puree to reduce fat and create a fruitier flavour

Replace one egg with two egg whites to reduce cholesterol.

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