Marble Yorgurt Cake

Saw this Recipe from 'thelazychef' some time ago but did not attempt to try it as I'm a no yogurt person. Not a yogurt fan but there was something in me asking me to try making it and have a breakthough by trying to make stuff i don't like to put in my mouth. Well I'm a rather picky person while it comes to food.

Well the chance came when at my workplace while working temp, gives free yorgurt a (1litre tub) to every department. With only 5 ppl in my dept including me, do not eat plain yogurt, I took the chance to take the whole tub home to try out the long awaited recipe that was going through my mind ever since i came across it.

Plain yogurt is sure not everyone's cup of tea. It has a acquired taste to it that not everyone can stomach it. Even my mum prefer flavoured yorgurt as to the plain one despite being a yorgurt person.


Below recipe is copied from thelazychef website.



Ingredients (A)

85g unsalted butter, cut into pieces 170g sugar (original recipe uses 200g)
2 tsps vanilla extract


Ingredients (B)

-whisk together till smooth
2 tsp instant coffee granules
37g unsweetened cocoa powder
70g sugar
60 ml water

Ingredients (C)

2 eggs

Ingredients (D)

-sift together
225g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp plus
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt


-240 ml unsweetened nonfat yogurt






1) Preheat oven to 180C.Grease a 21 cm tube pan.

2) Cream butter and sugar in (A) till light and creamy. Beat in vanilla. Dribble in (C) slowly, about 1 tbsp at a time, beating constantly for about 2 mins*

3) On LOW speed, beat in 1/3 of (D). Mix until just combined. Beat in ½ the yogurt. Beat in 1/2 of the remaining flour mixture, followed by the rest of the yogurt. Lastly, beat in the rest of the flour. Take care not to overmix.

4) Measure out about half of the batter and fold in (B). Set aside.

5) Alternate large spoonfuls of the white and chocolate batters into the pan.

6)Use a table knife to marble the batters together in a zig-zag or circular motion, taking care not to blend them too much.

7) Bake for 45 to 50 mins till skewer inserted comes out clean. 8)Cool in pan for 10 mins. Unmold and cool completely.


* if mixture curdles after adding in eggs, try adding in 2 tbsps of the flour mixture and beat on LOW. Mixture should look smoother, continue adding flour and yogurt.



The Outcome......


My mum likes it, my 2 brothers it was ok for them but not something they wanna eat it again cause of the taste of yogurt and my dad, he does not eat wat i make unless i say its really good. Otherwise bad tasting food stays with me and gets eaten up by me wahahaha!!!

Personally i like the smooth texture and the quiet taste of the yorgurt with each bite. Well guess it was good enough for me and it was something new to what i always bake. ( I only bake things i like to eat!!!)

A good fresh start to many more new 1st times in baking..................