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healthy fruit cake greek yogurt

Birthday Fruit Cake

Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 10
Calories 160 kcal

Ingredients
  

Sponge Cake

  • 2 Egg yolks
  • 80 g Honey
  • 1 tsp Lemon zest
  • 10 drops Vanilla Extract
  • 30 ml Vegetable Oil
  • 90 ml Milk
  • 30 g Flour sifted
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 4 Egg Whites
  • Pinch of salt

Greek Yogurt Chantilly Frosting

  • 2 Egg yolks
  • Stevia extract to taste
  • 1 tsp Lemon zest
  • 5 drops Vanilla Extract
  • 15 g Flour
  • 250 ml Milk heated
  • 300 g Greek Yogurt strained

Fruit of Choice

  • 500 g Fresh Fruit diced or sliced

Instructions
 

Sponge Cake

  • Preheat oven to 320ºF/160ºC.
  • In a large bowl, mix the egg yolks, honey, lemon zest and vanilla extract, gradually add in the vegetable oil and beat for 3 about minutes. Add in the milk.
  • In a separate bowl, sift the flour and the baking powder. Add to the egg mixture.
  • In another bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until the peak stands straight up when the beaters are lifted from the mixture.
  • With a rubber spatula, gently mix about a third of the egg white mixture to the batter. Repeat the process 2 more times.
  • Pour the batter into prepared pans. Bake in a water bath for about 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Transfer pans to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto the rack cool completely before frosting.

Chantilly Cream

  • Pour the milk in a saucepan bring it to a simmer. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with stevia extract, lemon zest and vanilla. Add the sifted flour and continue stirring until well combined. Pour the hot milk over, stirring constantly.
  • Bring it all back on the heat and keep stirring until the cream has thickened. Transfer it to a bowl and cover with cling film. Bring to room temperature.
  • In a bowl, whip the chilled cream with the strained greek yogurt until well combined.

Assemble

  • Cut the Sponge Cake into two layers.
  • Place the first layer in your cake pan. Add half of the frosting and top with fruit of choice.
  • Place the second layer on top and press gently. Top with the remaining frosting.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for at least two hours.

Enjoy!