Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake is a perfect Summer bake making the most of fresh strawberries! Quick and easy to make, light & delicious! It's great with a simple cuppa or have it with cream for a lush dessert. Great for picnics too!
Strawberry Season is here and you have no idea how happy it makes me! I'm trying to eat with the seasons as much as possible and refuse to eat strawberries unless they've been grown as nature intended under the blue sunny skies and as local to me as possible! I mainly enjoy them as they are but I also wouldn't be myself if I didn't put my baking hat on and make something delicious and sweet out of these little rascals!
Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake - Seasonal Delight!
This cake is perfect for this time of year and would make a wonderful accompaniment to afternoon tea, a picnic fare or as a light dessert with some cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
I use homemade vanilla sugar in this recipe. It sounds pretty fancy but it's just fine caster sugar with used up pods of vanilla which I pop in a jar and top up with more sugar as I go along. Feel free to use regular caster sugar and add 1 tsp of vanilla extract instead.
Few tips when making Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake
There are only two very important things you need to remember before embarking on making this cake. These will ensure that you get a fluffy and light cake instead of dense and heavy disaster.
- All the ingredients (including yogurt) MUST be at room temperature.
- DO NOT overmix the batter.
As long as you stick to the above you will enjoy your new favourite strawberry cake baked to perfection!
How to make Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake & equipment you will need:
This delicious cake is super straightforward and you could easily make it without the need for any fancy mixers as a large bowl, a whisk , a spatula and a sieve are all you need.
If you are a happy owner of a standing mixer, feel free to make the use of it here as it will come handy when whisking oil, eggs and sugar together. Use your balloon whisk attachment for this.
I've used rectangular baking tin (28 x 18cm/11 x 7inch) lined with some baking paper but feel free to use round or square one if that's what you've got. You might need to adjust the baking time mind you so keep an eye on your cake!
What makes this cake special, super fresh and delicious are of course strawberries! Arrange them cut side up on top of the cake batter once in the tin and push them in gently! That's all there is to it!
Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake
Equipment
- Rectangular baking tin 28x18cm (11x7inch) or equivalent (greased and lined with baking/greaseproof paper)
Ingredients
***All ingredients should be at room temperature***
- 350 g plain (all-purpose) flour
- 255 g plain yogurt preferrably full fat
- 85 ml rapeseed oil or any other mild oil you like
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 160 g caster (fine) sugar with vanilla or regular caster sugar + 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 punnet of strawberries hulled and halved lengthwise
- Icing sugar
Rectangular baking tin 28x18cm (11x7inch) or equivalent (greased and lined with baking/greaseproof paper)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4.
- Put oil, eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk until combined (use a whisk or a standing mixer with baloon whisk attachment).
- Add yogurt and mix again until just incorporated. Don't worry if it looks as if it curdled, adding flour will fix it.
- Sieve flour and baking powder into the bowl with wet ingredients and mix gently until just combined. Don't overmix.
- Pour the cake batter onto prepared tin.
- Arrange strawberry halves on top of the batter (cut way up) and press them in gently.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approx 35-40 min until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean.
- Let it cool and sprinkle with icing sugar.
- Serve with ice cream or cream and enjoy!
Notes
- Nutritional information is approximate, per serving and should be treated as a guideline only.
- Store your cake in airtight container for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
Update Notes: This post was originally published on 23 June 2017 and updated in June 2019 with some useful info & updated recipe card.
Some more fresh strawberries recipes you might enjoy:
Strawberry Muffins with White Chocolate Drizzle
Chocolate Brownies with Strawberries
Strawberry & Banana Yogurt Ice Lollies
Strawberry Fields Overnight Oats
And couple more recipes you might like from friendly bloggers:
Strawberry Chocolate Banana Muffins from Searching for Spice
Strawberry & Basil Upside-Down Cake from Only Crumbs Remain
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Lou | Crumbs & Corkscrews says
Oooo this looks a perfectly light and fluffy cake; and so tempting with the strawberries 🙂 I also make my own vanilla sugar, it's so simple and adds that little extra vanilla to recipes. I also love your cake forks!
joskitchenlarder says
Thanks Lou! 🙂 I absolutely adore these little forks too. Present from my grandma years ago.
Michal con delight says
Nowadays there is almost fruit of all kinds out of season, and the magic of waiting for fruit on its time has gone, so I'm trying as well to eat the fruit on its season as much as possible, although there are some fruit that we love so much that we can consume almost every time (avocado for instance). Your yogurt strawberry cake looks so good.
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Michal! I remember times as a kid when certain fruit and veg were only eaten when in season as they were simply not available at any other time of year. Sometimes I'm quite nostalgic for those times but hey... 🙂 Still, I try and stick to seasonal eating as much as I can and strawberries are definitely the best to be enjoyed in a small window of June and early July (at least here in the UK)!
Toni says
This was so good! Everyone at my house loved it!
joskitchenlarder says
Fantastic to hear! 🙂 I'm really pleased!
Terri says
What a great way to make the most of strawberry season! I love how pretty this cake is (and healthier) and totally showcases the strawberries. I want to give this a try!
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Teri! We can never get enough of this cake when strawberry season is here! I hope you like it!
Raia says
This sounds SO easy! Anything with strawberries is always a hit with my kids. I can't wait to try this for them, they're going to love it!
joskitchenlarder says
Thanks Raia! 🙂 My kids love this cake and usually some of it is gone before it even cools down 🙂
Lisa says
Gorgeous cake, I wish I had a slice of it right now to go with a cup of coffee. A great dessert for summer.
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Lisa! It does go well with a nice cup of coffee! 🙂
Kelly Anthony says
This strawberry yogurt cake is a great recipe to use with all the fresh strawberries that are in season. This will sure to be a bit hit at our house.
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Kelly! 🙂 It is a huge hit in our house and every time I make it, it disappears in seconds! 🙂
Bry Jaimea says
This looks amazing! Already planning when I can make it xx
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you lovely 🙂 x
Helen Costello says
What a wonderful summery recipe - Would go down great at a getogether with friends. Thanks for the tip to make sure all the ingredients are room temp first. Thanks once again for joining in with #BakeoftheWeek. New roundup now open x
Julie McPherson says
Such a delicate and summery cake. Great for enjoying whilst watching the tennis. Commenting as BritMums Baking Round-up Editor. 🙂 x
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Julie! Definitely perfect accompaniment for watching Wimbledon action! x
Katie Bryson says
This just screams Summer to me - how perfect!!!! Thanks so much for joining in with Simple and in Season this month. xxx
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Katie! Don't you just love strawberry season! x
Jenny Paulin says
I love how easy this cake is to make and yet it looks like you have spent hours making it! This would be perfect for a school fete (which I am baking for today!). Hmmm I might see ifs I have time to make this for that, as I think it would sell well lol! I will say as seen at Jo's Kitchen Larder! Thank you for linking to #bakeoftheweek x
joskitchenlarder says
Thanks Jenny. It is one of those Summery bakes which you can whip up pretty much last minute if you fancy a pud after Sunday lunch. I suspect it would do alright at the bake sale (it cuts well too) 🙂 Hope the school fete was super fun and your cakes sold well! x
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says
This looks absolutely gorgeous Jo, I'm a huge fan of strawberry cakes - they smell absolutely amazing when they come out of the oven as well as tasting heavenly! Thankyou too for mentioning my strawberry upside-down cake too 🙂
Angela x
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Angela and you are very welcome! 🙂 Oh tell me about the smell... and taste... You know it's Summer when cake recipes feature strawberries 🙂 x
Sam - Stressy Mama says
Oooh this looks and sounds lovely. I think I'll have to try it for myself #Brilliantblogposts
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you for your kind comment. I hope you like it 🙂 x
Monika Dabrowski says
This is a fabulous cake recipe - no fuss, very few ingredients and it's bound to taste great with all those strawberries in it! Thank you for bringing this lovely recipe to #CookBlogShare:)
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Monika for your lovely comment! 🙂 Simplicity is what Summer cooking and baking is all about! x
[email protected] says
I love the look of this cake, this might have to be baked over the weekend!
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Lesley! Please do let me know what you think if you make it. x
Corina says
What a gorgeous cake Jo! It looks to have a lovely fluffy texture and I really love the extra moist bits around the strawberries. Thank you so much for mentioning my muffins too and thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you and you're very welcome! I like those bits as well and always get extras as one of my boys eats only the bottom of the cake (not a fan of strawberries). Kids... x