Yoghurt Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 225 g plain flour
• 190 g caster sugar
• 80 g sultanas
• 1 orange, zest and juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 125 g yoghurt (whole milk)
• 60 g butter, melted (cooled)
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons clear honey
• 20 pistachios, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180c/gas 4. butter and line a 1 kg loaf tin. in a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, sultanas, orange zest ,baking powder and salt.
• 2 in a jug whisk the yoghurt, butter and eggs. add this to the dry ingredients., stir until smooth. spoon into the tin, smooth the top and bake for 40-45 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, combine the orange juice and honey in a small pan, simmer until reduced by a third. when the cake comes out of the oven, pierce the top several times and pour over the syrup. scatter on the nuts, cool in the tin before removing.