(Recipe from the Heart Foundation Cookbook - "Deliciously Healthy" - Chapter: Desserts)
PREP TIME 20 minutes COOKING TIME 35 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup plain flour 1/2 cup self-raising flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 3/4 cup cocoa 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 1/4 cups caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 ½ tablespoons sunflower oil 200 g thick reduced fat vanilla yoghurt 120g apple puree 200g fresh or frozen raspberries icing sugar, to dust fresh berries, to serve
METHOD:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line the base and sides of a 30cm x 20cm tin with baking paper.
2. Sift the flours, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa into a large bowl and make a well in the centre.
3. Whisk together the eggs, sugar, vanilla, oil and yoghurt in a large jug. Add the flours and mix until smooth. Fold through the apple puree and raspberries.
4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
5. Cut into squares and dust with icing sugar. Serve with extra fresh berries and reduced fat ice-cream. Makes 16.