Two weeks ago, I made an arrangement with Yuan for our boys to have a playdate before school starts. Yuan is a very nice lady. Every time she sent her son over for playdates, she will drop off bags of fruits or pastries or treats. So, I planned to bake something for BB to bring over to her on Tuesday. BB told me Shine does not like cheese. What else can I do if not my go-to dessert --- cheesecake? I was browsing online looking for ideas.
How about Yogurt Cake? The recipe seem fairly simple, in fact, the steps are similar to my go-to cheesecake. And I felt comfortable to give this new recipe a shot. It turns out better than I'd expected :D
I know the name may sound a little vague but I don't know what would be the best name for this cake. The recipe was adapted from here and here
Ingredients:
200g plain yogurt
48g vegetable oil
4 eggs
80g sugar
40g cake and pastry flour (low protein flour)
24 corn starch
optional
1/8 cream of tartar or lemon juice
Steps:
1. Preheat the oven at 170 C.
2. Line the bottom of a 7" cake pan with parchment paper.
3. Separate the eggs and place the whites in a clean bowl.
4. In another bowl, combine the oil and yogurt. Whisk in the yolks, add the pre-sifted flour. Whisk until combine.
6. Fold in a third of the egg white into the batter, mix until combine. Then pour the batter back to the egg white bowl, continue to fold until the batter incorporate with the egg white. DO NOT OVER MIX. You may still see some thin stripes of egg white. This is okay.
8. Bake the cake in an inch water bath for 60 minutes until the top turn golden brown.
9. Remove from heat. Leave the cake to cool on wire rack. Refrigerate the cake before serve.
HAPPY BAKING!
Note: I used the 2% plain yogurt.