French Yogurt Cake

I have made this recipe many many times and also with variations (melted butter, regular yogurt, less sugar, orange zest etc etc) and it was al good. And easy!

• Marie

• Netherlands

• 3/15/2023

I have made this one a number of times and it is always delicious. I use grape seed oil since that is what I usually have on hand. And increase the zest for a more intensely lemon flavor. It is perfect served with fresh berries, blackberries this time!

• vwynnr

• Jacksonville FL

• 4/18/2022

This cake is delicious, forgiving, and so easy! I've made it with full fat, 2%, and fat free greek yogurt and it always turns out wonderfully! I do increase vanilla to a full teaspoon and use a combination of lime, lemon & orange zests. I like to poke the top of the cake once baked with a toothpick & pour over a simple citrus glaze (fresh citrus juice, zest & powdered sugar).

• Anonymous

• 4/5/2021

This is a great cake. Nice and light, easy to make. It's not quite a loaf, and not quite a pound cake- somewhere in the middle. I've tried a couple of different recipes, and this is the one I will come back to. Some tips/adjustments: To increase lemon flavor I suggest either adding lemon juice/lemon extract to the batter, OR make a lemon glaze to pour over the cake once it has cooled (confectioners sugar, lemon juice, milk/cream). After 35 min I kept checking to see if the cake was done and then took the cake out of the oven a little early- as it is easy to overbake. I used all olive oil and it was perfect. I also recommend using meyer lemons if you can. The cake is great right out of the oven, but is even better the next day.

• Anonymous

• Los Angeles, CA

• 3/16/2021

Came out great. really wonderful comfort cake with a nice subtle zip of lemon. Also - so easy! I didn't want to faff around with measuring zest, so just added the zest of 1 lemon and also added the juice of 1/2 said lemon. Used 1/2 veg. oil and 1/2 olive oil. Other than that, I cooked it exactly as written. This will definitely being added to the frequent rotation list. Next time, I might throw in some blueberries and top with a little lemon drizzle.

• jeanne_kessler

• New Orleans, LA

• 11/9/2020

This is a lovely, subtly flavored cake. I have made the recipe with plain full milk yogurt when I didn't have Greek yogurt in the house. I sometimes add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract to boost the lemon flavor. A great recipe!

• msellenl4399

• Texas

• 9/27/2020

This was a delicious and easy recipe. I didn't have whole milk plain yogurt so I substituted some peach yogurt and sour cream. It baked beautifully in 45 minutes.

• marilyn.angello9866

• Wilmington, NC

• 8/23/2020

I've made this twice, the first time I incorporated some suggestions from the comments adding more lemon zest and vanilla. Too much! And the cake didn't get done in the recommended time and was doughy in the center. The second time I followed the recipe precisely but baked for 1 hr. 10 minutes. The cake had a nice flavor and was done inside, but was too dark and tough on the outside. I'm not sure what else I can do to get a better result.

• pkswafford

• Wisconsin

• 7/29/2020

I don’t normally write recipe reviews but I’m so grateful for this one! It’s incredible and has this lovely nostalgic taste. This is going to be grandma’s cake. When I have grandkids! Thank you, I love it.

• tasteoftea

• London, UK.

• 7/23/2020

This cake came out incredibly moist and delicious! I love the subtle lemony taste and thin crispiness on top. My 10 year old daughter loves it.. and so do I ! This recipe is a keeper and will definitely make it again.

• bellaitaliana

• montreal

• 5/14/2020

This cake came out incredibly moist and delicious! I love the subtle lemony taste and thin crispiness on top. My 10 year old daughter loves it.. and so do I ! This recipe is a keeper and will definitely make it again.

• bellaitaliana

• MontMMonMontrealMontreal

• 5/14/2020

I made this cake with regular yogurt and olive oil, and it worked great, so easy, I can't believe it 💛

• lyelamo984

• Greenville

• 4/15/2019

Super easy, with a nice bright lemon flavor. I brought it to an event, and a Frenchman there raved about it and said it was just like what he used to make with his mom as a child, so I'm considering that a win. I often use fat-free yogurt if that's what I have on hand, and it still turns out well. It really does keep well for several days, so that's another plus.

• Anonymous

• Columbus, OH

• 6/21/2018

This was fantastic! We opted out the lemon zest (wasn't on hand) and substituted 2 TBSP of lemon juice (from concentrate), and it was really good. Not an overpowering lemon flavor, and could even do a tad bit more. Served with strawberry jam on top!

• aChef2Four

• Virginia

• 5/31/2018

Wonderful.

• nlindblom

• 5/26/2018