Description
This Easy Summer Fruit Cake with Yogurt is a delightful dessert perfect for showcasing the best of the season’s fresh fruits. Light, moist, and bursting with flavor, this cake is a simple yet impressive treat for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- zest of 1 lemon (optional)
Fruit and Others:
- 1 1/2 cups mixed summer fruit (such as sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or peaches)
- 1 tablespoon flour (for tossing fruit)
- powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare an 8-inch round cake pan.
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, yogurt, oil, eggs, vanilla, and lemon zest.
- Combine Ingredients: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, then fold in chopped fruit tossed in flour.
- Bake: Pour batter into pan and bake for 40–45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and Serve: Let the cake cool before dusting with powdered sugar and serving.
Notes
- Use fresh or frozen fruit for this cake.
- Store covered at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate for longer freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
