Name: Easy Yogurt Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 2 plain yogurt (Preferably a cream soup); 1 pot ofsugar; 2 pots offlour; 1/2 bag ofbaking powder; 1/2 pot ofbutter (faded); 2 eggs; 1 pinch ofsalt; 1 hazelnut ofbutter (for the pan); 1 tbsp ofRum (or orange blossom water, or...); lemon zest (or...); 1 pear (or...); 1 apple; stand mixer; mixing bowl

Easy Yogurt Cake

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Updated on 17 October 2025 by

ratatouille

10 reviews 4.5 : Very good

Diet

Vegetarian

Level

Elementary

Calories

251 pour 100g

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

30 minutes

Here’s my mom’s recipe for an easy yogurt cake. It’s a family favorite, and I think it was actually the first recipe I ever made as a kid!

It’s very simple to make because there’s no need to weigh the ingredients—everything is measured using yogurt containers as a unit of measurement.

This makes it the perfect cake to introduce little ones to baking, and then enjoy your creation together. To mix things up and add a touch of originality to this recipe, I’ve got a few ideas for flavoring the cake that you can mix and match.

Feel free to share your own variations on the yogurt cake in the comments or in another recipe!

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2 plain yogurt Preferably a cream soup
1 pot of sugar
2 pots of flour
1/2 bag of baking powder
1/2 pot of butter faded
2 eggs
1 pinch of salt
1 hazelnut of butter for the pan

Optional additions to make this cake a little more fun
1 tbsp of Rum or orange blossom water, or...
lemon zest or...

Optional extras to make this cake a little more fun
1 pear or...

Optional additions to make this cake a little more fun
1 apple

Kitchen utensils
stand mixer
mixing bowl

1
Grease the cake pan. Preheat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 6).
2
Pour the yogurt into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar, then the flour, using the yogurt containers to measure the amount.
3
Melt the butter and add it to the mixture, along with the yeast.
Mix well until smooth.
4
Add the egg yolks to the mixture and set the egg whites aside in a bowl.
5
Add the salt to the egg whites and beat them until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the mixture using a spatula, being careful not to deflate them.
6
Fill the pan with the cake batter.
7
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes (test with a knife).