Mini Apple and Cinnamon Cakes

Moist and quick-to-make mini desserts made from yogurt dough, without the need for a mixer!

Ingredients

• 12 servings

Cake

• 125 ml (1/2 cup) natural yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 125 ml melted butter or vegetable oil
• 240 g (1 and 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 125 g brown or white sugar
• 1.5 apples
• 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon

Icing

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• about 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

1. Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
2. Mix Wet Ingredients: In a bowl, combine the yogurt, eggs, and melted butter or vegetable oil. Stir with a spoon until the ingredients are well combined.
3. Mix Dry Ingredients: In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.
4. Prepare Apples: Peel the apples, quarter them, remove the cores, and cut them into approximately 1 cm cubes. Mix the apple cubes with the cinnamon.
5. Combine Ingredients: Add 2/3 of the apples to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well. Reserve the remaining apples for topping.
6. Mix the Batter: Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and apples. Stir gently and slowly with a spoon until just combined. Do not overmix.
7. Fill the Muffin Tin: Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Place the reserved apple pieces on top of each.
8. Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean.
9. Prepare Icing: While the cakes are baking, prepare the icing by heating the lemon juice and then mixing it with the powdered sugar until smooth.
10. Finish: After baking, let the cakes cool slightly and then drizzle with the lemon icing.