Easy One Bowl Strawberry Yogurt Cake is bursting with Fresh Strawberries! Greek yogurt ensures a beautifully soft, tender, and moist crumb, making it a perfect snack cake.
I love using fresh strawberry in desserts, like our strawberry kulfi or the no bake strawberry and cream bites.
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🤩 Why our recipe?
- Easy one bowl cake
- No need for a frosting or icing
- Simple one layer cake
- Perfect for brunch or entertaining
- Loaded with fresh strawberries
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Greek yogurt or plain yogurt?
🍓🍰 What is the role of yogurt in strawberry cake? Yogurt adds rich moisture, resulting in a soft, tender crumb. Its natural fats and proteins help lock that moisture in, keeping the cake fresh. The yogurt’s acidity reacts with baking soda for a light, airy lift, while its tang beautifully balances the sweetness of the strawberries.
Greek yogurt's thick consistency helps retain moisture in strawberry cake, resulting in a soft, tender crumb. It also supports the weight of the strawberries, preventing them from sinking and absorbing excess juices that sweat out during the baking time.
Plain yogurt can be substituted, but it's essential to ensure it's thick enough to maintain the desired texture. Using a thinner yogurt may add excess moisture, potentially making the cake too wet, especially when combined with juicy strawberries.
To strain the yogurt:
- Place a fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl.
- Line the strainer with cheesecloth or a thin kitchen towel.
- Spoon the yogurt into the lined strainer.
- Let it drain for 1 to 2 hours, allowing excess whey to separate.
- Once strained, measure out ¾ cup of the thickened yogurt for the recipe.
How to make easy strawberry cake?
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👩🍳 BAKE: Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until tooth pick inserted into middle comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioner's sugar if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Pan size
We have only tested this in an 8-inch round cake pan. If baking in a 9-inch springform pan, then the cake will be done much sooner. You could also double the recipe and bake in a 9x13 inch baking pan to serve for a crowd. It is especially good for Mother's day brunch or for Easter.
👉My top tips
- Bring eggs to room temperature before baking.
- Do not overmix the batter.
- Don't be tempted to add more strawberries. It tends to sweat and affects the light and airy texture of the cake.
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One Bowl Strawberry Yogurt Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 ounces strawberries
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt or plain yogurt
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- zest of ½ lemon optional
Instructions
- Butter an 8-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350°F or 178°C.
- Prepare the strawberries: Dice about half the strawberries into approximately ½-inch pieces and cut the remaining strawberries in half.
- Place the eggs, Greek yogurt, oil and vanilla extract in a large bowl and whisk for about one minute. Add the sugar and lemon zest (if using) and whisk again for another minute.
- Place a fine mesh sieve over the bowl and add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gently sift the mixture into the bowl to ensure even distribution.👉 Alternatively, you can combine all the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add them to the wet ingredients.
- Whisk well until lump free. Pour half the batter into the cake pan and smooth surface. Scatter over the chopped strawberries.
- Top with the remaining batter. Smooth surface, then top with halved strawberries, cut side down.
- Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until tooth pick inserted into middle comes out clean.
- Place pan on a wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioner's sugar if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information, based on third-party calculations, should be seen as estimates, not guarantees, as various factors like product types, brands, processing methods, and more can alter the nutritional content in recipes.
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