My poor baby broke his elbow yesterday. He was playing on the monkey bars at school and fell and landed on his elbow. It was very long day at the hospital getting him fixed up, and he was a trooper. I know that he was in a lot of pain, and he took it like a man. There is nothing worse than seeing your child in pain, it is pretty awful. He needs to stay home from school for the next few days because the doctor needs the swelling to go down before he can put a plaster cast on it. In the meantime, he needs to be still and relax. If you knew my child, that would be like asking him to stop breathing. We are trying to find activities that do not include a lot of movement, so baking it is!
The nice people at Tillamook sent me some of their new light yogurts to try. My kids love to eat yogurt, and my husband has been adding a container (he especially likes the Northwest Berry Patch) to his smoothie every morning and loves it. I love to bake with yogurt. Adding yogurt works the same way that adding buttermilk does, it adds a tang and tenderness to whatever you are baking. This cake is rich, a little goes a long way. My favorite part is the glaze. I love how gorgeous and shiny it makes the cake look. It made my injured boy happy and semi-still, and today, that is all that matters.
6 Tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups flour
2/3 cup cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 (6-ounce) container vanilla yogurt
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
Glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2/3 cup cocoa
3-4 Tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In another small bowl, whisk together yogurt, water, and vanilla. Set aside.
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time.
Add half of the flour mixture to the butter. Add the yogurt mixture, and add the remaining flour.
Mix until just combined. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for one hour. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Turn out and cool completely.
Whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa, water, and vanilla until smooth. Pour over cooled cake.
Chocolate Yogurt Cake
Chocolate Yogurt Loaf Cake with Chocolate Glaze. A simple chocolate cake that is super chocolately and tender from the yogurt.
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (6-ounce) container Tillamook Light Vanilla Yogurt
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Glaze:
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2/3 cocoa
- 3-4 Tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In another small bowl, whisk together yogurt, water, and vanilla. Set aside.
- Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the butter. Add the yogurt mixture, and add the remaining flour.
- Mix until just combined. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for one hour. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Turn out and cool completely.
- Whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa, water, and vanilla until smooth. Pour over cooled cake.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0 Total Fat: 0g
This Post Has 86 Comments
Stephanie
11 Apr 2012Good grief, Bree, this looks delicious! Hope your little boy gets well soon!
bakedbree
11 Apr 2012thank you Stephanie!
Rebecca
12 Apr 2012Just a small side note, in reference to your child dealing with the pain “like a man”, if you’d had a little girl how would’ve you described that? Not just men are strong. 🙂
The recipe looks tasty, I’d be happy to try this healthy cake.
bakedbree
13 Apr 2012I know more than anyone that women are strong. I do not need the reminder, and I really don’t think that my word chioce deserved to be nit-picked.
Katie
16 Jan 2013I think she was just joking…
bakedbree
16 Jan 2013I am not sure what you are referring to.
naomi suchit
27 Jul 2015Oh come on you would tell your girl to be strong and try to take it like a big girl, who raises men? Its women, we should not be too soft with the boys though. Like the song goes where have all the cowboys gone.
Sarah
11 Apr 2012This looks so good. I hope the little guy feels better very soon!
bakedbree
11 Apr 2012thank you Sarah. I hope so too.
Sarah
11 Apr 2012Awh, I’m so sorry he broke his arm. This loaf looks delish!
bakedbree
11 Apr 2012Me too Sarah!
Cristina @ Tiny Perfect Bites
11 Apr 2012That looks so delicious! I don’t usually like chocolate cake, but that looks super moist and I imagine it tasting like a tangy brownie. . .
bakedbree
11 Apr 2012It does. It is deep and dark, so if you are a chocolate lover, this is for you.
angela
11 Apr 2012i recently made a choc banana bread using yogurt, it was soo moist and yummy. no chocolate on top though, must give this one a try 🙂
bakedbree
11 Apr 2012It really adds something nice to a batter.
karen
11 Apr 2012How much cocoa goes in the glaze? The recipe just says “2/3 cocoa”.
bakedbree
11 Apr 20122/3 cup.
Priyanka
11 Apr 2012Great recipe. I love yogurt in cake , just makes it wonderful and this looks yummy and tempting
bakedbree
13 Apr 2012Thank you Priyanka.
Brandy Sievers
11 Apr 2012So sorry about the small ones elbow. Not good.
Tillamook is one my all time favorite companies. Delicious cheese, delicious yogurt (the only one we buy) and scrum diddly umptious ice cream. Plus a bunch of other treats too. The factory is a lot of fun and you can even see a display of my Grandpa upstairs. He was the Head cheesemaker for nearly 40 years! 🙂 So, I might be slightly partial. lol
The cake looks very yummy-I love the shot with the glaze pouring. How’d you do that?
bakedbree
13 Apr 2012I would be partial too! I love Tillamook. Unfortunately, where we live, we do not get all of the products that they make.
Becca - Cookie Jar Treats
11 Apr 2012Aww. I’m so sorry to hear about your son’s broken elbow 🙁 I hope he gets better soon.
I love eating yogurt. I think I have it as an afternoon snack almost everyday! And this loaf cake looks way awesome and oh so chocolatey! 🙂 YUM!
bakedbree
13 Apr 2012Thank you Becca, he is getting better.
laura k
11 Apr 2012This cake looks beauteous. I’m wondering…are there other substitutions you might make if you used whole milk yogurt instead of light? Maybe a little less butter? Hmm.
bakedbree
13 Apr 2012I would not change the amount of butter, but I would happily use whole milk yogurt, in fact that what the original recipe used.
Tina T-P
12 Apr 2012I cracked my elbow when I was in college (we’re talking 40 years ago) and I CAN STILL REMEMBER HOW MUCH IT HURT!! So your young one has my utmost sympathy. Hope he heals soon. T.
bakedbree
13 Apr 2012Thank you Tina. Right not the swelling is more the issue. It is still so swollen that it cannot get a plaster cast.
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
12 Apr 2012I hope your son is feeling better!
And this cake is absolutely GORGEOUS! I love using yogurt in my cakes and muffins – you get such amazingly light and moist cakes.
bakedbree
13 Apr 2012Thank you very much, he is better. Me too, yogurt is great to bake with.
Stephanie
12 Apr 2012That glaze really makes it look mouth watering!
bakedbree
13 Apr 2012Glaze is the best part of any cake!
Leah
13 Apr 2012Hi – I tried to see if anyone else posted this q – this is in the oven, but the batter was not very.. liquid. Almost more of a cookie batter. Did I do something wrong? It smells delish…. will let you know how it turns out. And best wishes to your little man! Sounds awful!
Leah, BC, Canada.
bakedbree
15 Apr 2012It is a very thick batter. You did not do anything wrong.
Hannah
13 Apr 2012This looks super rich and decadent! I love your photographs! Xx
bakedbree
15 Apr 2012Thank you very much Hannah!
Jessica
14 Apr 2012Those pesky monkey bars! That’s how I broke my wrist as a kid, too! I was 4 and had just learned how to do the monkey bars. My neighbors had a wooden play-set and I was not prepared for the bar twisting on me. I send him good thoughts for a speedy recovery!
bakedbree
15 Apr 2012Seriously! Thanks for the well wishes.
bigFATcook
14 Apr 2012OMG this looks sooooo awesomeeee 😀
Greets from bfc
bakedbree
15 Apr 2012thank you Big Fat Cook. 🙂
Elizabeth
16 Apr 2012I just discovered your blog via Go Bold With Butter, and this chocolate cake immediately grabbed me. I’m making it next on my list! I’m glad your little guy took it like a man (!) and is feeling better. Am looking forward to visiting your site daily. Thanks!
bakedbree
16 Apr 2012Thank you ELizabeth! My kids loved this cake. The batter is really thick, so don’t be alarmed.
Heather
17 Apr 2012Bree…. Thank you so very much for sharing yet another delicious treat. We made this to fix a “broken head” after a fence had the nerve to jump out at our big kid…surgical glue is the best….chocolate yogurt cake….”epic yumm”
xo
bakedbree
19 Apr 2012It seems like it is going around this week! I hope that your broken head is on the mend. And yes, surgical glue is a God send.
Michelle
18 Apr 2012Bree,
I am so glad I found your blog. This chocolate cake looks Delicious! I’m so glad your little guy is Ok and was a trooper at the hospital. It always amazes me how strong kids are when they need to be.
I would love to invite you to share this, and any other posts you would like to, at my Creative Thursday Link Party (tomorrow) at http://www.michellestastycreations.blogspot.com. Have a great week.
Michelle
bakedbree
19 Apr 2012I am so glad that you found it too! Kids are amazing aren’t they?
Ksenia
19 Apr 2012Seems like that is exactly what I’ll be doing tomorrow! And I so get how you feel, having my plaster cast put yesterday because of broken ankle … I think a little baking with the help of friends will definetely cheer me up 🙂
bakedbree
19 Apr 2012I am so sorry about your ankle! Hope that you are on the mend soon.
K Genton
19 Apr 2012I made this tonight and it is SOOOOOOOOO DELICIOUS! I used vanilla greek yogurt though because it’s all that I had but it was still super tasty
bakedbree
19 Apr 2012I am so glad! Any yogurt will work, use what you have.
Ashley@CenterCutCook
20 Apr 2012This recipe really caught my eye, not only because the cake looks delicious, but because it uses yogurt! I’ve got a big tub that needs to be used before it goes bad, and I know just how to use it now. 🙂
bakedbree
26 Apr 2012Well look at that! Hope that you were able to use the rest of your yogurt.
Andrea
20 Apr 2012I made this because I LOVE chocolate, but I was so disappointed, I ended up throwing the entire cake away! It wasn’t as moist as I was hoping & I didn’t care for the frosting either. It just tasted like chocolate chips..i was hoping for something more decadant. But im not giving up! There’s gotta be something really chocolaty moist out there. Just need to find it!
bakedbree
26 Apr 2012I am sorry that you didn’t like this. Hope that you will find the perfect chocolate solution.
Michelle
20 Apr 2012Hi Bree,
Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday this week. This looks so amazing and I really can’t wait to try the recipe. I’ll probably be making this over the weekend.
I can’t wait to see what you link up next week. Have a wonderful weekend.
Michelle
bakedbree
26 Apr 2012You are welcome!
Melissa B
22 Apr 2012This recipe looks awesome! =)
Im a new follower – love your blog!!
bakedbree
26 Apr 2012Welcome Melissa!
VT
23 Apr 2012If I wanted to make this as cupcakes instead of a loaf, how long should I bake it for?
bakedbree
26 Apr 2012I am not sure that this would make a good cupcake. It is a very dense loaf, but I would start at 15-18 minutes and go from there.
kedR
1 May 2012I could eat one every day… little crispy from outside and warm and moist from inside..ummmmm.
Jeanine
3 May 2012I just discovered your blog… oh my this looks amazing. Chocolate is healing, right? 🙂
bakedbree
6 May 2012Totally healing. 🙂
Sandy
8 May 2012Just made the cake as cupcakes and they were amazing. Told my boss these are a keeper. Next will figure out the actual unit cost – we do have a budget to keep! Didn’t have vanilla yogurt – used plain and added a Tbsp of honey, bit extra vanilla and they were great! Don’t think I will have to buy another cake mix!
bakedbree
22 May 2012Try making your own yogurt, it is easy and cheap.
Sailaja @ Indian Food
11 May 2012Gorgeous photography. Love this recipe. Bookmarked.
Hope your little one is doing fine now. Btw, love your blog. Gorgeous space. 🙂
bakedbree
22 May 2012thank you so much Sailaja!
Jagriti
16 May 2012I tried this cake yesterday for a friend’s bday and it turned out beautiful!! The texture was so “melt-in-your-mouth”! Am sure going to try lots more of your recipes Bree! 🙂
Hope the Little One is doing better now. 🙂
bakedbree
18 May 2012Pleaso do! I am so glad that you liked it.
Camilla Lopez
18 Dec 2012Awesome!Yogurts in cake are really my favorite.Thanks for sharing this one to us.
bakedbree
19 Dec 2012You are welcome!
Elisa
9 Jun 2013This is hands down the most PERFECT chocolate cake recipe I ever tried. Thanks sooo much for sharing this!
bakedbree
10 Jun 2013Wow! I am so glad you like it so much.
Holiday Paintings Guy
16 Jul 2013I’ve never heard of chocolate YOGURT cake before! Seems sort of obvious when you think about it! Yours genuinely looks absolutely incredible!
bakedbree
22 Jul 2013thank you!
D
23 Oct 2014This cake looks amazing… Just wondering what size loaf tin you use. Thank you xx
bakedbree
24 Oct 2014I really don’t know. It is just the pan that you buy at the grocery store. Probably 8x4x2.
London Accountants Worker
22 May 2015This looks absolutely perfect! The icing looks particularly delicious!
bakedbree
31 May 2015Thanks!
Chirag Dua
15 Jan 2016Your are good mom, Thanks for sharing your Ingredients and method of baking, So we all love to have this chocolate cake..
bakedbree
17 Jan 2016My pleasure!
Julia
1 Jul 2016Have you ever had a problem with this cake falling? For some reason my chocolate cakes have been falling lately.
bakedbree
8 Jul 2016I don’t believe so. Try a new baking powder and soda. Whenever I have baking troubles that is the first thing I do.
Juu
24 Sep 2016I made it with 1 cup sugar and in an angel food cake pan, about 25-30 mins time. Turned out great!
bakedbree
25 Sep 2016Sounds great!