Cooking time: 30 to 35 minutes
Yield Cake size: about 9 inches
Even though spring break has already begun, this simple and tasty yogurt cake recipe is a great way to fill the last few days left on the calendar. Don't forget to put an apron on your little cooks. Let's get bakin'!
INGREDIENTS
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For the cake
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 3 eggs
- 3/8 cup or about 6 tablespoons of delicate extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup wholewheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 9-inch (22.5 cm) round cake pan (a rectangular loaf pan may also work)
For the filling
- 1 can of coconut cream (put in the fridge the day before) from which you will recover the fatter and more solid part.
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- Lots of fruit to decorate the cake with your children
PREPARATION
1. Preheat the oven to 350° F and oil the pan with a little olive oil.2. Pour the yogurt into a bowl, add the eggs and oil.
3. Add the maple syrup, vanilla, cane sugar and mix well.
4. Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and mix well with a whisk until you get a nice smooth batter.
5. Pour the batter into the pan and bake 30 to 35 min, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Allow the cake to cool completely before decorating to prevent
the whipped coconut cream to soften.
7. Whisk the fat and solid part of the coconut cream with the two tablespoons of maple syrup until the texture is perfect.
8. Spread on your cake and decorate with fresh fruit.
9. Now's finally the time to eat. Enjoy!
Photo credits Stéfanie Crevier @le_refuge_soins_naturels and Debbie Barrette @debphotographe