½ cup/100g/4oz butter or soft margarine
¾ cup/175g/6oz, sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 cups/225g/8oz flour
1 tsp/5ml baking powder
4 tbsp/50g/2oz cocoa
1 tsp/5ml bicarbonate of soda
1 cup/225ml/8fl oz yogurt
1 tsp/5ml vanilla extract
Serves 6
1-Beat the butter and sugar together until light. Add the eggs and continue beating. Sieve the
flour, baking powder, cocoa and bicarbonate, and mix it into the butter mixture. Add the yogurt
and vanilla extract, mix in thoroughly.
2-Turn the mixture into a well greased cake pan, measuring approximately 8in/20cm. (Use two
sandwich pans or a large ring mold if preferred.) Bake at 350F/180C/ Gas 4 for 25 minutes.
Insert a knife to test and cook a little longer if necessary. Timing obviously depends on the type
of pan used.
3-Cool and ice with Cream Cheese Frosting or serve sprinkled with icing sugar.
¾ cup/175g/6oz, sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 cups/225g/8oz flour
1 tsp/5ml baking powder
4 tbsp/50g/2oz cocoa
1 tsp/5ml bicarbonate of soda
1 cup/225ml/8fl oz yogurt
1 tsp/5ml vanilla extract
Serves 6
1-Beat the butter and sugar together until light. Add the eggs and continue beating. Sieve the
flour, baking powder, cocoa and bicarbonate, and mix it into the butter mixture. Add the yogurt
and vanilla extract, mix in thoroughly.
2-Turn the mixture into a well greased cake pan, measuring approximately 8in/20cm. (Use two
sandwich pans or a large ring mold if preferred.) Bake at 350F/180C/ Gas 4 for 25 minutes.
Insert a knife to test and cook a little longer if necessary. Timing obviously depends on the type
of pan used.
3-Cool and ice with Cream Cheese Frosting or serve sprinkled with icing sugar.
