🥮 Looking for a quick and healthy homemade dessert to make between school runs? This easy yogurt cake is THE recipe for you. Moist, simple, and suitable for young and older children alike, it’s perfect for an impromptu snack or a Sunday dessert.

A healthy yogurt cake is one of the most popular ways to use homemade yogurt… and for good reason! Particularly popular in France, french homemade yogurt cake comes in a thousand and one recipes, depending on the ingredients available and cravings. Today, we’re giving you a basic recipe that you can adapt to suit your cravings. 😉

At the end of the article, we’ll also give you an ultra-easy version to prepare with children. Let them discover the pleasure of home cooking and the magic of fermentation!

Yogurt Cake Recipe

A healthy, moist and quick yogurt cake, full of flavour and infinitely customizable! Let your creativity do the talking.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Servings people

Equipment

8 inch layer cake pan, or loaf pan
Zester or fine grater
Stainless steel or glass bowl
Hand or electric whisk

Ingredients

½ cup yogurt (preferably homemade)
⅔ cup sifted flour
⅔ cup sugar
3 eggs
⅓ cup neutral vegetable oil
1 pinch of salt
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
Zest of an organic lemon or orange

Steps

Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).

Prepare the Pastry

Whisk the eggs with the sugar until the mixture is frothy.
Gradually add the flour and baking powder, mixing all the time.
Add the yogurt, citrus zest, salt, and then the oil.
Mix until you have a smooth batter.

Bake the Cake

Butter and flour the pan, if necessary.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.
Check with a knife blade. It should come out dry.

Notes

🍫 More indulgence: Add chocolate chips or fruit (cherries, blueberries, plums).

🫚 More flavour: Add spices to the batter: powdered ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, and cardamom.

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Easy Yogurt Cake for Kids

Nothing could be simpler, just use the yogurt pot as a measuring cup!

1 yogurt cup
3 cups flour
1.5 cups sugar
0.5 cup oil
3 eggs
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
Citrus zest (optional)

Step by Step

Mix the dry ingredients (sugar, flour, baking powder).
Form a well, add the eggs, yogurt, and zest.
Mix gently.
Add the oil. Pour into the pan and bake!

Result guaranteed! This homemade yogurt cake will be a joy and a source of pride for the entire family!

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We suggest the following products for making homemade yogurt.

Yogurt Cake Recipe