Name: Cheat’s apple slice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 60 gram butter; 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar, plus 2 tablespoons extra; 2 medium green apples, peeled, cored, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced; 340 gram packet vanilla butter cake mix; 1/2 cup desiccated coconut; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 egg, lightly whisked; 3/4 cup greek-style natural yogurt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cheat’s apple slice

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Makes 24 Item

Prep

20M

Cook

25M

Total

45M

Ingredients

60 gram butter

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar, plus 2 tablespoons extra

2 medium green apples, peeled, cored, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced

340 gram packet vanilla butter cake mix

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 egg, lightly whisked

3/4 cup greek-style natural yogurt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan forced. Grease and line base and sides of a 20x30cm (base measurement) slice pan with baking paper, extending paper at long sides for handles.

2.Melt butter in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. Add sugar and apple; cook and stir for 8-10 minutes or until apple is soft. Remove pan from heat.

3.Combine cake mix, coconut, oil and egg in a medium bowl. Spread cake mixture over base of prepared pan; level. Bake for 5 minutes (base won’t be completely cooked). Spoon apple mixture evenly over base in pan. Bake for 5 minutes more or until golden and cooked. Cool completely in pan.

4.Transfer slice to a chopping board. Cut slice into 24 pieces. Whisk yogurt, extra brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Serve pieces topped with cinnamon yogurt.

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