The low-fat, chocolatey alternative to a cake made with butter is this Greek yogurt chocolate cake!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Sift flour, cocoa powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix sugar, water, eggs, Greek yogurt, and vanilla extract together in another bowl using an electric mixer.
- Gradually add flour-cocoa mixture into the bowl with yogurt mixture. Mix until well blended. Pour batter into two 9-inch cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Feel free to substitute milk for the water.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 227 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 51 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 271 mg |
| Sugars | 34 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
An easy recipe which produces a delicious rich cake. I am not sure whether the Greeks use any icing or frosting as the texture is quite heavy, almost like a dessert.