Japanese Yogurt Pom Pom Apple Cake

Yogurt Pom Pom Apple Cake (Japanese)

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Apples. Cake. Yogurt. Need we say more?

Japanese desserts tend to not be very sweet, which we love. If you feel the need, feel free to add a little more sugar. This cake has a very delicate flavor, and it's one of our favorites.

Since it's a Japanese recipe, some of the dry ingredients below are listed as weights - be prepared to use a kitchen scale or convert them online.

Mami served as a missionary in Hiroshima Japan, and one of her companions there taught her this recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2 apples (If it is red apples, no need of lemon juice) 
• 1 lemon (juiced)
• 3 oz (80 g) sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 200 ml (a little more than 3/4 cup) plain yogurt
• 3.5 oz (100 g) flour
• 1 tsp baking powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 340° F.
2. Slice apples thinly. Pour lemon juice on apple slices. Skip lemon juice if using red apples.
3. Mix oil, eggs, and sugar.
4. Add yogurt and gradually add flour and baking powder.
5. Pour half of the mixture and line the sliced apples on it.
6. Pour the rest of the mixture add add any remaining apple to the top.
7. Bake for 1 hour.

We've made this both in a loaf pan (as pictured above) and in a 9x9 pan. Both work great!