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Easy yogurt cake

Last Updated April 28, 2022. Published June 17, 2018 By Rosemary 451 Comments

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Easy Yogurt Cake, a healthy and delicious Snack or Dessert Cake Recipe made with your favourite flavor of  Yogurt. Change your Yogurt Flavor, change your Cake!

yogurt cake, a slice on a black plate and cake on a wire standYogurt Cake

I happened on this Easy Yogurt Cake Recipe almost 20 years ago, from a woman I encountered in the local supermarket, buying yogurt no less.

My Italian was far from perfect at the time (still isn’t perfect I might add), but a cake recipe I understood. In Italy, yogurt usually comes in single servings of 125 grams.

A super easy healthy Greek yogurt cake recipe, delicious and moist, strawberry, blueberry you decide, Greek yogurt or non! Easy Yogurt Cake.

So the Easy Yogurt Cake was as follows …

2 containers of yogurt (containers are 125 grams each), 1 container of oil, 2 containers of sugar and 3 containers of flour, 3 eggs and 1 package of baking powder, now how easy is that?

a slice of yogurt cake on a black plate

Baking powder in Italy also comes in individual packages, took me awhile to get used to that. 

I always have visions of emptying this package and that package into my North American baking tools to get the cups and teaspoon measures that I was so used to.

And of course converting grams and kilos at the beginning was a nightmare too.

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Yogurt Cake

a slice of easy yogurt cake with blueberry sauce pouring from a white bottle

So thanks to my supermarket friend this Yogurt Cake turned out to be a tasty and ever so easy. It has also become my eldest daughter’s favourite cake.

It makes the perfect snack, breakfast cake or even some Yummy Strawberry Cupcakes. Healthy and delicious come together in this recipe.

What you will need to make this Easy Yogurt Cake.

Hand Mixer   –    Just what you need to make this yummy cake.

Springform Cake Pan         –     I have to admit whenever I bake a cake I always reach for a spring form pan.

Mixing Bowls   –   I never seem to have enough mixing bowls.

Wooden Spoons  –   Italian mix things up more with wooden spoons than with spatulas.

And it can also be made with any flavour of yogurt, I find that greek yogurt, 0 fat (yes 0 fat!) or regular yogurt both work well. Each makes this Easy Yogurt Cake super moist and delicious.

yogurt cake on a white plate

So choose your favourite fruit greek yogurt or regular fruit yogurt and turn on the oven. This cake is also a perfect Easy Summer Dessert Recipe. Enjoy!

Other Recipes to make with with this Yogurt Cake Recipe

Homemade Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

Homemade Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes, the perfect, easy light snack or dinner dessert. Made with fresh strawberries and so delicious.

Strawberry Whipped Cream Vanilla Yogurt Cake

A delicious Vanilla Yogurt Cake filled with whipped cream and strawberries, topped with chocolate dipped strawberries and chocolate drizzle.

STORING YOGURT CAKE

Yogurt cake covered will last up to three days room temperature. You can also freeze Yogurt Cake, wrap it well in plastic, then wrap in foil and then in an airtight container or bag.

The cake is best frozen plain, without glaze or frosting. Well keep up to two months in the freezer. Thaw in the fridge fully wrapped.

slice of yogurt cake on a plate

Easy yogurt cake

Rosemary Molloy
A fast and easy Yogurt Cake.  Delicious plain or served with fruit.
4.59 from 314 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Breakfast, Desserts, Snack
Cuisine Italian
Servings 10 people
Calories 310 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup any flavour yogurt** (I find flavoured regular natural yogurt to be the best / room temperature ) (250 grams)
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil (112 grams)
  • 3/4 cup sugar (154.50 grams)
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (225 grams)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • powdered sugar

BLUEBERRY SAUCE

  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees (180° celcius). Grease an 8 inch cake pan.
  • In a medium bowl, using a hand mixer on medium speed, lightly beat eggs (approximately 30 seconds) add oil, sugar and yogurt, beat for 1 minute until smooth, add flour and baking powder and beat until well combined approximately another minute. Pour into greased cake pan and bake 35-40 minutes or until tested done (when toothpick or knife inserted in cake comes out clean). When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.**I find flavoured regular yogurt to be the best, in the video I used Strawberry.
    ** Depending on the flavour you can always top with this Blueberry Sauce.

BLUEBERRY SAUCE

  • In a medium pot mix together berries, sugar, cornstarch,  water and lemon juice, bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer until desired thickness. Pour into a bowl, let cool completely and or refrigerate.

Notes

For room temperature ingredients be sure to remove from the fridge about 45 minutes before using.

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 32mgPotassium: 208mgSugar: 29gVitamin A: 105IUVitamin C: 1.8mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1.2mg
Keyword easy cake recipe made with yogurt, Italian cake recipe fast and easy
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

easy yogurt cake on a white plate

Updated from February 7, 2014.

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    1. klayde marie says

      June 4, 2022 at 6:03 am

      5 stars
      this recipe is sooo good i love it! thank you for sharing your recipe

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        June 4, 2022 at 12:33 pm

        Hi Klayde marie, thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. Take care and have a great weekend.

        Reply
    2. Geena says

      May 18, 2022 at 6:24 pm

      Hello this looks delicious! Do you think full fat Greek yogurt would be ok to use?

      Thanks

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        May 18, 2022 at 8:23 pm

        Hi Geena, yes you can but because greek yogurt is thicker, use 2/3 cup greek yogurt and 1/3 cup water. Hope that helps. Let me know how it goes. Take care.

        Reply
    3. Amy says

      May 17, 2022 at 8:39 pm

      5 stars
      Used plain yogurt. After the cake cooled a bit, I poked holes in the top using a bamboo skewer, and poured lemoncello atop to fill the holes. Served the cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Divine strawberry shortcake.

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        May 17, 2022 at 10:18 pm

        Hi Amy, that sounds absolutely amazing. Glad you liked it. Take care.

        Reply
    4. Jj says

      May 13, 2022 at 3:14 am

      How do u store the cake @ room temp or in the fridge

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        May 13, 2022 at 2:02 pm

        Hi Jj the cake should be stored wrapped and at room temperature. It will keep for 2-3 days. Take care.

        Reply
    5. Isabelle Pritchett says

      April 27, 2022 at 11:45 pm

      5 stars
      is it 310 cal per slice or for whole?

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        April 28, 2022 at 7:18 pm

        Hi Isabelle, it’s a slice, including the blueberry topping. Hope that helps.

        Reply
    6. Janelle says

      March 20, 2022 at 1:26 pm

      I tried this recipe as I have a left over yogurt and I am so surprise of the outcome. I put some blue berries in it( as the kids requested😊😊), it turns out moist and soft. The family loved it.Amazingly good.. thus recipe is for keep. And meant to share..
      Thank you for this recipe

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        March 20, 2022 at 6:25 pm

        Hi Janelle, thanks so much, so glad you and your family enjoyed it. Take care.

        Reply
    7. Lida says

      January 12, 2022 at 6:54 pm

      Hi Rosemary,

      I first made this cake with gluten free flour and it turned out well but then tried the recipe with regular flour and it deflated badly. I tried again and same issue happened. I wonder why….

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        January 15, 2022 at 4:34 pm

        Hi Lida, it could be because the gluten is removed from the flour. Try using cake/pastry flour instead that might help. Let me know.

        Reply
    8. Cindy Corritore says

      December 15, 2021 at 8:27 pm

      5 stars
      What size springform pan do you use?

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        December 16, 2021 at 11:32 am

        Hi Cindy, I use an 8 inch pan. You could probably use a 9 inch but it won’t be as high or even a bundt pan (9 or 10 inch) would work. Hope that helps.

        Reply
    9. B says

      December 1, 2021 at 12:41 am

      5 stars
      I don’t use much sugar in the recipe at all (none if it’s a sweet yogurt), but we make this recipe sometimes to serve with fresh fruit and a soft, fresh cheese (like cottage cheese, ricotta, etc). It’s my absolute favorite way to use up leftover yogurt. I think it would be delicious with some nuts and maple syrup, so we’re having that for dessert tonight.

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        December 1, 2021 at 10:35 am

        Hi B, thanks so much, so glad you enjoy it. And sounds delicious how you serve it. Take care.

        Reply
    10. Raisha says

      November 20, 2021 at 12:09 pm

      5 stars
      Really good. I used strawberry yogurt and my cake came out soft and fluffy and very pale pink ❤.

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        November 21, 2021 at 12:11 pm

        Hi Raisha, thanks so much so glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful Sunday.

        Reply
    11. Katharina says

      November 19, 2021 at 4:52 am

      5 stars
      After reading some of the comments, I decided to use 1/2c sugar, add 1tsp vanilla and bake it in a Bundt tin. It turned out really well and I’ll definitely be making it again. Super easy to make and has an amazing flavour. I didn’t make the sauce, just served it with plain yoghurt.

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        November 19, 2021 at 8:42 pm

        Hi Katharina, thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. Have a great weekend.

        Reply
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