Love, Love, Love

Love yogurt, love Nutella, love cake! 

I was looking for an alternative to a traditional coffee cake when I saw this recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks, “Radically Simple”, and knew it was going to be perfect. I served it plain with coffee in the morning but it would be great for dessert with fresh whipped cream.  

French Yogurt Cake with Nutella

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3 extra large eggs

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

1/4 cup Nutella

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9-inch springform pan. Melt butter in a saucepan; set aside to cool. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and a large pinch of salt. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until thick, about 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture, yogurt, and melted butter; mix until smooth.

Pour two-thirds of the batter into the pan. Add the Nutella to the remaining batter and beat until smooth. Pour atop the plain batter. Run a rubber spatula through the batter to make a marbled pattern. Bake 40-45 minutes, until just firm. Cool on a rack. Release the side of pan and serve.