Rhubarb Pistachio Greek Yoghurt Cake
A moist rhubarb yoghurt cake with a simple batter to whip together - great for an afternoon snack.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
0 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Servings: 16
Calories: 161kcal
Cake
- 175 g soft light brown sugar (1 cup)
- 50 g unsalted butter (3 tablespoons)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 200 g white spelt flour (2 cups)
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 120 g Greek yoghurt (½ cup)
Streusel
Preheat the oven to 180C (350F). Line a 9x9 square cake tin with parchment paper. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the chopped pistachios, sugar, melted butter and cardamom.
50 g pistachios, 75 g soft light brown sugar, 20 g unsalted butter, ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
Cake
In another large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and the sugar. Add the egg and the vanilla extract and mix well.
175 g soft light brown sugar, 50 g unsalted butter, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Gently fold in half of these dry ingredients, followed by half of the Greek yoghurt. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
200 g white spelt flour, 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, 120 g Greek yoghurt
Fold in the cooled cooked rhubarb. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin. Sprinkle with the streusel mixture. Place in the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes or until golden, firm and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool completely before cutting into 16 squares.
Ingredient swaps:
Instead of using pistachios, you could use almonds, pecans or walnuts.
If you don't fancy using cardamom, 1 teaspoon cinnamon or a touch of ground ginger would be delicious.
Instead of white spelt flour, feel free to substitute plain all-purpose flour.
You can swap the Greek yoghurt for sour cream.
Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 26.7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5.2g | Saturated Fat: 2.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.8g | Cholesterol: 9.4mg | Sodium: 84.7mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 2.5g | Sugar: 15.7g | Vitamin A: 32.1IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 44.9mg | Iron: 0.8mg