Yogurt Cake

Yogurt cake is easy to make, easy to adapt and uses basic household ingredients. Dress it up with whipped cream, fruit compote or powdered sugar for a springtime dessert.

Ingredients:

2 large eggs

3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar

1 cup (226g) plain whole milk yogurt, regular or Greek

1/2 cup vegetable oil, canola oil, or olive oil, plus more for coating the pan

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 1/2 cups (192g) all-purpose flour

Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)

Method:

Preheat the oven, arrange rack, and grease baking dish:

Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-inch or 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan lightly with olive oil and line it with parchment paper, leaving about a 1-inch overhang on the long sides, to make a sling.

Combine the wet ingredients:

Crack the eggs into a large bowl, add the sugar, and whisk vigorously until pale yellow and frothy, about 1 minute. Whisk in the yogurt, oil, and vanilla extract.

Add the dry ingredients:

To the bowl with the wet ingredients, whisk in the baking powder and kosher salt. Add the flour and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined and all of the flour is incorporated. (A few small lumps in the batter are fine, be sure to not overmix.)

Transfer to prepared pan and bake:

Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and use a spatula to spread it out evenly. Bake until the cake is lightly browned and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean with just a few crumbs, about 45 minutes.

Cool the cake:

Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and let cool for 10 minutes before using the parchment paper sling to lift the cake out of the pan and onto the cooling rack to cool completely.

Serve:

Dust with powdered sugar, if desired, before slicing and serving.

Enjoy.