This French-style strawberry yogurt cake is incredibly easy to make and is a great way to use up the last of a pot of strawberry yogurt. It’s a perfect weekend bake, and great with a cuppa!
This is the perfect cake for a lazy Saturday afternoon baking session with the kids. One bowl, no fuss, no blending – just a bowl and a wooden spoon.
Traditionally, this French yogurt cake recipe was made with the small glass yogurt jars they sold in France – one jar of yogurt, two jars of sugar, three jars of flour, and the like.
Our yogurt in the UK isn’t sold in glass jars, but rather larger size plastic containers, so I’ve tweaked the classic recipe. It’s usually made with plain yogurt with a lemon drizzle added afterwards, but I’ve been making this recipe for years using the dregs of any flavoured yogurt that might be lying in the fridge. You know, those pots where you can’t remember when you opened them and you’re not entirely sure if they’re still suitable to eat for breakfast.
Ingredients for this French-style strawberry yogurt cake
- 135 grams strawberry yogurt
- 200 grams caster sugar
- 3 free range eggs
- 200 grams plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 125 ml sunflower oil
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 F/ 170 C/ Gas Mark 4. Grease and line a 9-inch round cake tin.
- Place the yogurt, sugar and eggs into a mixing bowl. Stir well!
- Add the sifted flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well until thoroughly combined. There will be lumps.
- Add the oil and fold it in. Persevere.
- Keep stirring – it will incorporate. There will be a few lumps too, don’t worry about it.
- Spoon into a prepared baking tin and bake for 30-40 minutes; until well risen and golden.
It’s a rather fabulous, fail-proof recipe, this cake, and excellent with an afternoon cuppa on a rainy day. It keeps well too – simply store in an airtight container for a few days, or even freeze for later.
Recipe Difficulty Levels
Easy
Requires basic cooking skills and ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen.
Moderate
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Challenging
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French-style strawberry yogurt cake
Ingredients
- 135 grams strawberry yogurt
- 200 grams granulated sugar
- 3 large free-range eggs
- 200 grams plain flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 125 ml sunflower oil
- icing sugar to dust
- fresh strawberries to decorate
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F/ 170 C/ Gas Mark 4. Grease and line a 9-inch round cake tin.
- Place 135 grams strawberry yogurt, 200 grams granulated sugar and 3 large free-range eggs into a mixing bowl. Stir well!
- Add 200 grams plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix well until thoroughly combined. There will be lumps.
- Add 125 ml sunflower oil and fold it in. Persevere.
- Keep stirring – it will incorporate. There will be a few lumps too, don’t worry about it.
- Spoon into a prepared baking tin and bake for 30-40 minutes; until well risen and golden.
- Cool, dust with icing sugar and serve with fresh strawberries.
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This is so easy to come together and tasted amazing!
This would do perfectly for when friends are over for tea…I like cakes better with a light sprinkling of powdered sugar than covered with icing or fondant. It looks gorgeous with the fresh strawberry topping.
– Nandita
I love yogurt cake and this recipe looks delicious. Perfect for the holidays.
I’m pretty sure I have some leftover yogurt in the fridge. I may need to try this recipe.
This looks so easy to make, now we know what to do with left over yogurt!
I love to bake! This looks heavenly. Can’t wait to try it 🙂
They look really good and tasty. Have to give a try.