Gâteau au Yaourt et aux Pommes (French Apple and Yoghurt Cake)

Gâteau au Yaourt (literally Yoghurt Cake) is one of my favorite classics for several reasons:
- Very easy to prepare( when I say easy , it really is; there are no separating the
whites from the yolks, no delicate steps to be worried about, just slight
whipping and stirring; and a classic cake , that even a beginner can master)
- It?s something healthy that my teddies love
- It?s not too sweet and can be eaten for breakfast as well as for tea time, can be
served even as a dessert if topped with some fruity mix or a cream?...it?s just
perfect any time
- It requires only a few basic ingredients that almost all of us have in the kitchen
_ It doesn?t require any weighing machine as everything is measured with the
yoghurt cup
And I can go on?.., now, why am I giving excuses? After all, I don?t need to justify myself for eating some delicious things once in a way :), right?

Ingredients:
1 yogurt and its cup (this cup is going to be our measuring instrument)
2 cups of sugar
3 eggs
2 cups of all purpose flour
1 cup corn flour
11g baking powder
8 g vanilla sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 tbsp Rum
2 grated apples

Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.

Pour the yogurt in a bowl, wash and dry the cup and keep it for measuring the rest of the ingredients.

Add the eggs, the vanilla sugar and the 2 cups of sugar and whip until you get a thick mixture.

Add the sifted flours (all purpose and the corn flours) along with the baking powder and stir well until everything is mixed up well.

Add the melted butter and stir once again. Add the Rum and the grated apples and stir once more with a spatula.

Pour the above mixture into a greased baking tray and bake for about 35 - 40 minutes.
Remove and cool down on a wire rack.

Notes:
The basic recipe is without the apples.
This can be modified in several ways, according to your tastes like:

- Add grated apples to the batter (like I?ve done above)
- Replace the plain yogurt with a fruit yoghurt(in that case reduce the sugar
- Substitute the melted butter by oil or fresh cream
- Stir in candied fruits, chocolate chips, fresh fruits/ coconut
- Substitute a part of the flour with almond powder
- Flavor with almond extract instead of Rum
- Top with chocolate spread or chocolate-hazelnut
- Incorporate candied orange peel or zest of orange or lemon.
- Serve with a chocolate or a fruit coulis

It?s all your choice!

One last note for my dear vegetarians :), just substitute the eggs with 1 more cup of yogurt and you?re done! (i.e. Add 2 cups of yoghurt instead of 1)