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Sunrise Oat Apple Blueberry Yoghurt Cake

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Ingredients

  • 120 g Rolled oats
  • 100 g wholemeal flour
  • to taste fine sea salt
  • 1½ teaspoons Baking powder
  • 1 apple medium, grated (with peel, without core) 
  • to taste lemon zest from ½ lemon
  • 200 g plain yoghurt preferably low‑fat
  • 2 eggs medium
  • 70 g liquid honey or maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 150 g blueberries fresh or frozen
  • to taste neutral oil or soft butter a little, for greasing the tin

Instructions
 

  • Prepare tin and oven: Line and grease a 20–22 cm cake tin, preheat oven to 180∘C.
  • Mix dry ingredients: Combine oats, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.
  • Add apple and zest: Grate the apple and lemon zest, keeping all juices, ready to add.
  • Whisk wet base: Beat yoghurt, eggs, honey or maple syrup and vanilla until smooth.
  • Combine batter: Fold wet mixture into dry ingredients, then add grated apple and zest.
  • Fold in blueberries: Gently mix in blueberries without crushing them.
  • Fill tin: Pour batter into the prepared tin and level the surface.
  • Bake: Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out mostly clean.
  • Cool: Rest in the tin briefly, then cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Serve: Slice into eight portions and enjoy plain or with yoghurt and extra berries.

Notes

This  cake is the kind of breakfast that makes you look forward to getting out of bed, even on the earliest of mornings, because every slice feels like a gentle, warm hug wrapped in fruit and oats. The tender crumb comes from creamy yoghurt and grated  apple, which keep the texture moist without relying on heavy fats, so you enjoy indulgence with a light touch. Blueberries burst through the batter like tiny pockets of jam, adding natural sweetness and a beautiful deep violet colour that looks stunning on any table. Rolled oats give the cake a rustic, homely character and a satisfying chew, making each bite feel nourishing rather than empty. A whisper of cinnamon and lemon zest lifts the flavour, so the cake smells like a cosy bakery the moment you open the oven door. This recipe is designed for someone who may never have  baked before, guiding you calmly through each step with the confidence of a seasoned chef at your side. You will learn not only what to do, but why you are doing it, so the process becomes enjoyable rather than stressful. 

Nutrition

Serving: 120gCalories: 260kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 9gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 160mgPotassium: 280mgFiber: 5gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 1.8mg