Apple Currant Yoghurt Cake

For ZWT 5 Australia Found on the web. Times are approximate

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 125  g butter
• 3 -4  cups caster sugar
• 2  teaspoons  grated lemon rind
• 2  eggs
• 200  g  natural yoghurt
• 1 -2  of 410 gram can unsweetened  apple pie filling
• 3 -4  cups currants
• 2  cups self-raising flour
• 1 -2  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons mixed spice

Directions

1. Beat the butter and sugar and lemon rind in a small bowl until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. Stir in the yoghurt, apple and currants (you don’t want to break up the apple too much).
4. Then stir in the sifted dry ingredients.
5. Spread into a deep greased and lined 20 cm round cake tin.
6. Bake at 180C (360F) for 50 to 60 minutes.
7. Stand a few minutes then turn out onto rack to cool.
8. This can be iced with cream cheese icing similar to one you would use on a carrot cake – add some lemon zest too.