Eating My Feelings

I've said it before and I'll say it again - When things get hard, I eat my feelings. And they taste delicious.

Apple Cake with Praline Glaze

120g butter

3/4 cup caster sugar

3 large eggs, separated

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup plain yoghurt

1 1/2 cups plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 large apples, peeled and thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 175 degrees; Grease cake tin (I used a bundt tin.. because I love them)

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy;

Beat in egg yolks; Vanilla extract; Yoghurt;

Sift in flour; Baking powder; Salt. Combine.

Beat egg whites to stiff peaks; Stir egg whites into cake batter;

Fold in apple slices;

Pour into prepared cake tin;

Bake for 40 minutes;

Cool;

Then make the praline glaze.....

1/2 cup brown sugar

60g butter

3 tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup icing sugar

Bring sugar, butter and milk to the boil over medium heat; whisking constantly;

Boil 1 minute;

Remove from heat; stir in vanilla;

Whisk in icing sugar until smooth;

Pour over cooled cake.

EAT!

xx