Description
A light and airy French yogurt cake, known as Gâteau Nuage au Yaourt, is simple to make using the yogurt container for measurements. It features a tender crumb and a delicate vanilla-lemon flavor, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 container plain natural yogurt, preferably full-fat
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 60ml neutral vegetable oil (such as sunflower oil)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 250g granulated sugar
- 375g all-purpose flour
- 11g baking powder (1 standard sachet)
- 1 pinch of salt
- Zest of 1 lemon (optional)
- Icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Butter and flour a 23cm round cake pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, oil, and vanilla extract until smooth and well incorporated. This forms the moist foundation of your Gâteau Nuage au Yaourt.
- Add the sugar to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. If using lemon zest for your Gateau Nuage Yaourt, fold it in now.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually fold this dry mixture into the wet ingredients until you have a smooth, homogeneous batter for your Gâteau Nuage Yaourt.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Tap the pan gently on the counter to release air bubbles. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the Gateau Nuage Yaourt comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully turning it out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Just before serving your Gateau Nuage au Yaourt, dust the top generously with icing sugar to create its signature cloud-like appearance.
Notes
- The yogurt gives this cake its incredibly tender crumb and cloud-like texture.
- This classic French yogurt cake traditionally uses the yogurt container as a measuring cup for the other ingredients.
- For best results, don’t overmeasure the flour or overmix the batter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 285 kcal
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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