French Yogurt Cake -The easiest cake recipe ever!

The French yogurt cake is without a doubt one of the easiest cake recipes you will ever make. In fact it's almost magical that a cake this easy has such incredible flavor and texture.

📝 Ingredients

• 3/4 cup castor or white granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest ((optional))
• 1/2 cup plain unflavored yogurt or buttermilk
• 1/3 cup oil vegetable oil ((or canola))
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour ((or plain or cake flour))
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Optional flavoring see note 1 ( (see note 1))
• Powdered sugar for dusting over cake ((optional))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 350°F (170° C) 150° fan.
2. 2Grease and line an 8-inch (20cm) round cake pan with parchment (baking paper)
3. 3In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and salt and lemon zest (if using) until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. 4Mix in the yogurt, oil, and vanilla extract until well combined.
5. 5Then sift in flour and baking powder, and use a wooden spoon or spatula to gently fold them into the mixture until fully incorporated.
6. 6Pour the batter into the lined cake pan.
7. 7Bake in a preheated oven of 350°F (170° C) 150° fan for between 30-35 minutes.
8. 8Remove from the oven, but leave in the pan for 10 minutes. Then turn the cake out onto a cooling rack to cool.
9. 9If you plan to frost the cake with buttercream or glaze, allow it to cool completely before decorating. (See note 2)
10. 10However, if you're dusting it with powdered sugar, you can do so while the cake is still warm. Complete cooling is not necessary.
11. 11--- Storage ---
12. 12At room temperature: This cake will keep for 3 days covered at room temperature.
13. 13Freezing: For longer term storage, it can be wrapped in plastic wrap as a whole cake or cut into pieces, wrapped individually, then frozen. Freeze the cake without frosting.
14. 14Defrost the cake completely at room temperature before serving or frosting.