This delicious loaf cake, which we serve at the B&B for breakfast, incorporates two classic french items, yogurt and olive oil, both of which provide healthy benefits to your diet. Be sure to use full fat and greek yogurt and a very good brand of extra virgin olive oil for best flavor. Don’t be tempted to go “lite”, “fat free”, or “reduced fat”……remember it is about flavor and portion control. You can really have the best as long as you do so in moderation. Enjoy your food as well as your life; both simultaneously!
Texas B&B Cake Recipe
1 cup sugar
Zest of 1 large lemon
1 ½ cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
3 eggs
¾ cup full fat yogurt
½ tsp. vanillas extract
½ cup olive oil
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar
Texas B&B Cake
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 8 1/2” X 4 1/2” loaf pan with oil and a piece of parchment paper large enough to form an overhand along the length of the pan.
2. Zest the lemon into 1 cup sugar and use a fork to press the zest, releasing the oils into the sugar. Whisk together eggs, zested sugar, yogurt and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into the egg mixture and stir to combine. When the mixture looks fairly well blended, add the oil and stir to fully incorporate.
3. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. Cool the cake for about 10 minutes in the pan and then lift it gently out using the parchment ends. Remove parchment and let cake begin to cool on wire rack.
4. Meanwhile, make syrup: heat the lemon juice and 1/3 cup sugar just until dissolved in saucepan set over medium heat. Poke holes in bottom of cake and slowly pour syrup over entire bottom. Let cake sit til cool and syrup is absorbed.
Tags: French Yogurt Cake Recipe, Olive Oil Recipe, Texas B&B Breakfast Cake Recipe, Texas B&B Cooking Class
