Recipe: Yogurt Cake

Here we are, well into autumn, with short days and winter approaching, nothing beats a comforting cake for Sundays or any other day of the week!

Today, we have chosen to share with you the yogurt cake recipe, a timeless classic that can be made with very few ingredients.

Ingredients list:

-        1 pot of yogurt

-        2 pots of sugar

-        3 pots of flour

-        1 pot of neutral oil

-        3 eggs

-        1 packet of baking powder

-        1 packet of vanilla sugar

-        1 teaspoon of vanilla powder

Recipe steps:

1)     In a bowl, mix the pot of yogurt and reuse this same pot for the other measurements.

2)     In a separate bowl, whisk the 3 eggs with the 2 pots of sugar.

3)     Pour the contents of the bowl into the bowl with the yogurt.

4)     Add the 3 pots of flour, the baking powder, the vanilla sugar, and the vanilla powder.

5)     Finish with 1 pot of oil and mix everything until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous batter.

6)     Pour into a previously buttered and/or floured mould.

7)     Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.

8)     Unmould your cake a few minutes after removing it from the oven

9)     Enjoy the yogurt cake, warm or cold.

This is the basic yogurt cake recipe, flavoured here with vanilla. You can choose to flavour your cake with the flavours of your choice using aromas (lemon, almond, bitter almond): anything is possible to make your yogurt cake a success and shape it to your wishes!

Some tips for making your yogurt cake a success:

-        It is not mandatory to use plain yogurt, feel free to choose fromage blanc, skyr, or even Greek yogurt, which will add more softness to your cake.

-        Cornstarch also adds softness; you can easily replace 1 or 2 pots of flour with cornstarch.

-        After removing from the oven, cover your cake with a sheet of baking paper covered with aluminium foil. By covering it this way, the cake will gain moisture more quickly, making it softer.

-        Finally, for a soft and well-risen yogurt cake, remember to mix the baking powder with the flour beforehand to avoid forgetting it. You can also let the batter rest for about 20 minutes before baking: guaranteed rising effect!

To vary the pleasures, discover this lemon-flavoured yogurt cake recipe, according to Cyril Lignac's recipe.