Gâteau au Yaourt: Every French woman knows this quick cake recipe

    French women seem to do everything perfectly. They have style, they have taste, they always look great and never seem to go out of shape. The children are well behaved and their behavior is always impeccable. And they even look good in the kitchen.Enviable. How do they manage that? Influencer and food lover Manon Lagrève reveals at least one of themSecrets: French women know how to create something delicious without much effort. Like the popular Gâteau au Yaourt.

    “You only have 10 minutes, but you really want to bake a cake for the afternoon playdate. So, as a good Frenchwoman, you bake a Gâteau au Yaourt!” explains Manon, who comes from a small village in Brittany. The 33-year-old promises that this is the “easiest, fastest, juiciest and tastiest cakes“ be that there is.

    The highlight of Yogurt Cakes

    The Gâteau au Yaourt has a charming history: it originally dates back to the 90s and was designed byFrench mothersdiscovered as a simple recipe for everyday cooking.The highlight of the recipe:It doesn't require any sophisticated ingredients or a special baking pan. Instead, it is based on a simple principle that even works without a scale: the yogurt cup serves as a measuring cup for the remaining ingredients. The yoghurt itself adds moisture to the dough and ensures that the cake remains particularly light and juicy.

    There are countless variations of this recipe, but thesebasisalways remains the same. The yogurt cake is so popular because it can be easily adapted to different preferences and diets - whether with lemon, chocolate, nuts or just plain.

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    • 1 cup Greek yogurt (125 g)

    To make it particularly easy, the yogurt cup is now used as a measuring cup.

    • 2 cups sugar
    • 3 Owner
    • 1 cup of oil
    • 3 cups flour
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • 1 pinch of salt
    • 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
    • 1 large orange - zest and juice
    1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees fan.
    2. Mix yogurt and eggs together.
    3. Then add the sugar and oil and continue stirring.
    4. For a particularly fresh taste, Manon Lagrève recommends some orange zest and juice.
    5. Then stir in the flour, baking powder, salt and optionally some vanilla extract.
    6. Pour the dough into a greased pan (extra tip from the Frenchwoman: if you use a particularly pretty cake pan, you will end up with an even more beautiful result) and bake the cake for 40 to 45 minutes. Et voila!

    DieFrench Kitchenis for hisdelicacies and Specialtiesknown. But recipe sophistication can also mean that something is particularly simple and still delicious - like this typical oneFrench Yoghurt cake. It is one of the best-known and most popular cake recipes and not just an insider tip for beginners. This is also for experienced bakersFrench classica quick and tasty option when you're craving cake. In France, every mother, grandmother and even children know this yogurt cake because it is part of the country's culinary heritage.