Yoghurt Cake
Super easy to make, in fact you most probably have all the ingredients on hand. Freezes well.
Equipment
- 1 Loaf pan
- 1 Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup Plain Greek yoghurt
- 2 cups all purpose flour or spelt flour I mixed both level cups
- ½ cup Monk fruit sweetener
- ½ cup Very light , mild Olive oil
- 2 eggs Room temperature
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Vanilla essence
Glaze
- 3 tbsp Orange Jam or apricot warmed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F°/180C° and place the rack in the middle position.
- Grease a 9x5x2.5 inch loaf pan with butter, cooking spray, or simply line the pan with parchment paper (in this case there's no need to grease the pan).
- Mix eggs and sugar, then add oil, lemon zest, vanilla essence and mix again. Add yogurt (not very cold) and mix it into a smooth consistency. All in one bowl.
- Whisk flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt together and add to the wet batter until just combined.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.Bake for about 35-40 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.When the cake is done, remove it from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
Glaze
- You can glaze the cake by brushing some warm orange jam on top
