Yogurt cake

Ahhh, yogurt cake — soft, moist, lightly sweet, and basically impossible to mess up 😌
Here’s a classic, foolproof yogurt cake you can dress up or keep simple.

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Easy Yogurt Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain yogurt (full-fat is best)

• ¾ cup sugar

• ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)

• 3 eggs

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• Pinch of salt

• Optional: lemon zest or orange zest

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Instructions

1. Prep
   Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F. Grease and line an 8-inch (20 cm) pan.

2. Wet ingredients
   In a bowl, whisk yogurt, sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.

3. Dry ingredients
   In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

4. Combine
   Gently fold dry ingredients into wet. Don’t overmix.

5. Bake
   Pour batter into pan and bake 35–45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

6. Cool
   Let cool 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack.

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Optional Finishes (Highly Recommended 😏)

• 🍋 Lemon syrup: Warm ¼ cup sugar + ¼ cup lemon juice, pour over hot cake

• 🍯 Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle honey

• 🍓 Serve with berries or jam

• 🍫 Add chocolate chips or nuts to batter

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Pro Tips

• Greek yogurt = denser, richer cake

• Regular yogurt = lighter crumb

• Gets even better the next day

Want a no-egg version, chocolate yogurt cake, or a one-bowl, no-scale version?