Staple Recipe: Yogurt Cake

Ingredients :

1 6oz container of plain yogurt (or 3/4 cup yogurt)

1 yogurt container of vegetable oil 

1 packet of leuvre chimique (2 tsp baking powder) (*can skip if using self-rising flour*)

2 yogurt containers of sugar

3 yogurt containers of flour

3 eggs

To Make:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C or Oven level 6)

Mix ingredients in a large bowl.  

Pour mixture into a greased cake pan or cupcake liners.

Bake at 350 for 35 minutes (less for cupcakes) or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Let cake cool partly before removing from pan, then cool entirely on a wire rack before frosting.

Variations:

Spice Cake

• sub brown sugar for white sugar
• add 2 tsp pumpkin spice mix (1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp all spice and 1/4 tsp ground cloves)
• top with cream cheese frosting (1 package or 3oz cream cheese softened, 1/3 cup butter softened, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cups powdered sugar)

Pumpkin Spice Cake

• prepare as spice cake above but add canned pumpkin puree to batter before baking

Carrot Cake

• prepare as spice cake above but add shredded carrots, chopped walnuts, and golden raisins to batter before baking.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

• Prepare as spice cake above but lay rings of pineapple in pan before adding batter
• flip cake over to cool
• decorate with a light caramel glaze and/or maraschino cherries placed in each hole of the pineapples

Chocolate Cake

• add cocoa powder to mix before baking
• top with a chocolate sour cream frosting (1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, 1/4 butter, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 1/2-2 3/4 cups confectioners sugar, melt butter, chocolate and sour cream together, add rest of ingredients and beat till smooth)

Chocolate Coconut Cake

• prepare as chocolate cake above but add shredded coconut to batter before baking
• sprinkle coconut on top of chocolate frosting for decoration

Chocolate Coffee Cake

• prepare as chocolate cake above but add instant coffee to mix before baking

Birthday Cake

• Add rainbow sprinkles to mix before baking
• Top with creamy butter frosting (1/3 cup butter, 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar, 3-4 Tbsp milk, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp salt, cream together and beat till light and fluffy) and more rainbow sprinkles or chocolate candies

Lemon cake

• add lemon extract to batter
• add lemon zest if desired
• top with a glaze (powdered sugar and milk)

Apple Rum Cake

• add thinly sliced, diced or shredded apples to batter
• add a Tbsp of Cognac or Rum

Other Variations:

Add Different Mix-ins: coconut, walnuts, cocoa powder, instant coffee, shredded carrot, raisins, chocolate chips, pecans, almond extract, orange extract, dried apricots (snipped into small chunks), craisens, espresso...

Vary Yogurt Flavors: cherry, banana, blueberry, strawberry, pineapple, vanilla...

Vary Frostings and Toppings: glaze (powdered sugar and milk), chocolate frosting, buttercream frosting, cream cheese frosting, caramel sauce, a sprinkling of powdered sugar, whip cream, a sprinkling of cocoa powder, Nutella...