I bought a new pan the other day.
Although I have to say, I don’t know how in the world I lost my original 8×8 pan. Please tell me I’m not the only one who loses stuff like that – as in I didn’t use it for years and then one day when I needed it it was gone. So I skipped myself to the store and bought a new one, a better one, skipped back home and celebrated by making a cake.
I feel like I’ve been making a ton of food with fruit it in lately! That’s atypical for me, but I suppose there’s just so much fresh fruit around in the summer that it makes it hard to think about anything else. I’ve been particularly obsessed with strawberries as of late too. They’re so juicy and sweet and succulent and really one of the only fruits I’ve ever always loved.
You’ll think me crazy, but I’m more of a vegetable girl myself.
That being said, one can’t simply bake a cucumber or a head of broccoli into a moist cake and slather it with cream cheese icing now can they. That is solely a fruit privilege! So I challenge you…make the most of that berry’s time here on Earth and bake it into a cake that it was born to be in.
STRAWBERRY YOGURT CAKE
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 6 oz. plain yogurt (I used Chobani 0%)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, washed, hulled, and chopped into small pieces
Preheat your oven to 350. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well. Add the vanilla, milk, and yogurt. Mix until combined. Sift together the dry ingredients and fold into the wet ingredients. Don’t overmix! Gently fold in the strawberries until evenly combined. Pour into a greased 8×8 pan and bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
So there you have it – the destiny of fruit. Oh, and a friendly reminder to not lose your pans. You’ll want to make this right away and the store is just an extra pesky step!
I found your blog tonight – so glad I did. This cake looks amazing and hopefully I’ll try it soon! : )
This looks so good, I love cooking with Chobani! Yummmm.
This looks great…great idea to use Greek yogurt!
Oooh I’m not normally a fan of strawberries in anything other than their natural state (well apart from with chocolate of course!) But this looks amazing! Especially with that frosting!!! 🙂
I have never heard of putting yogurt in a cake before! This sounds great and I have a bunch of fresh cherries in my fridge just waiting to be used – so I’m going to try cherry yogurt cake 🙂
Wow that looks delicious! Not only is it beautiful, but it strawberry anything is delicious! I can’t wait to try this!
This sounds divine. I could live on strawberries, especially this time of year. I can’t wait to taste this, I love adding yogurt to baked goods!
Yogurt cake sounds awesome! I have no idea how thing like pans go missing. I decided I wanted a martini the other day and when I went to get a glass all 4 of them were missing! I looked in every cabinet, looked for unpacked boxes, checked my storage unit, and nothing! My only thought was that my old roomie from 12 months ago must have taken them when she left – and I was just now noticing…. Good thing martini taste the same from any glass!
I am always willing to try a strawberry cake that is not made with a cake mix. This looks awesome.
What a great recipe! I love how unique this is. I must try! Thanks. 🙂
This just looks awesome – i love strawberries too and cream cheese so really this is just perfection 🙂
Dare I say the cake looks better than the frosting???
Well, I don’t because nothing can compete with frosting. But I do love fruit and yogurt cakes. So moist and flavorful. 🙂
PS – Is there a better word for moist?!
I saw a recipe for a yogurt cake the other day and it sounded really good – now this post. I think it is a sign : )
Actually, my friend did bake cucumber chai-spiced muffins in college. They were…interesting, but not something she’d suggest repeating. I say, stick to carrots & zucchini when it comes to veggies in baked goods. 🙂
Eww – cucumber chai muffins? Well, we all experiment at some point I guess.
Gorgeous – I made some strawberry/yogurt cookies recently. Great minds! What is the frosting on top?
Ooh, made with yogurt? I like! Those swirls are beautiful!
So delicious and easy, I can’t wait to try this!
While the cake looks delicious, I want to lick the cream cheese frosting off the screen!
This looks fantastic! I’m on a huge strawberry kick right now and could definitely go for a slice 🙂
We are so on the same page! Your strawberry yogurt cake looks delicious.
This looks SO good! I love strawberry cakes! 😀
Wow this sounds amazing. You can’t go wrong with fresh strawberries and Greek yogurt, yum!