This beautiful French yogurt cake is so tender and amazing. It is infused with blood orange zest and vanilla. And it's lavishly drizzled in the tastiest blood orange glaze. Based on the rave reviews from everyone who tried it, I think you're going to love it too!
The texture of this cake really is spectacular. This comes from the full cup of yogurt whisked into the batter, and grapeseed oil folded in at the end.
The cake itself is flecked with blood orange zest, and the glaze is made from blood orange juice, making this cake super flavourful inside and out.
And the glaze is coloured completely naturally from the freshly squeezed blood orange juice. I love when you can get super pretty results without using any food colouring.
How to make French yogurt cake
Preheat your oven to 350°F / 177°C. Line a 9" by 5" loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside for now.
Add sugar, yogurt, eggs, blood orange zest, and vanilla into a large bowl and whisk them together.
Add in the dry ingredients, slowly whisking until incorporated.
Use a spatula to fold grapeseed oil into the batter until just completely blended.
Pour the batter into the parchment-lined loaf pan. Bake for about fifty minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Cool the cake in the pan for ten minutes. Then transfer it to a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way. Don't decorate the cake with glaze until it has cooled completely.
How to make blood orange glaze
You colour this pretty, pink glaze naturally with the vibrant, freshly squeezed blood orange juice (pictured below). To make it, whisk sifted powdered sugar and blood orange juice together until completely smooth.
It should be a glaze consistency. Adjust it, if needed, by adding more sugar or more blood orange juice (a half teaspoon at a time).
Stir in a pinch of salt. This helps to temper the sweetness of the glaze.
Drizzle the glaze over your cooled French yogurt cake.
If you like natural flavour infused cakes..
You may also want to try my lemongrass cake with key lime frosting.
French Yogurt Cake with Blood Orange Glaze
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 1 loaf 1x
- Category: Cakes
- Cuisine: French
Description
This French yogurt cake is sumptuous, moist, and flecked with orange zest. It's decorated with a beautiful, naturally pink, blood orange glaze. So easy to make, you will love this cake.
Ingredients
Yogurt Cake:
1 ½ cups (180 g) all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup (198 g) granulated sugar
1 cup (237 ml) plain full fat yogurt
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon blood orange zest
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup (118 ml) grapeseed oil
Blood Orange Glaze:
½ cup (50 g) powdered sugar
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed blood orange juice
pinch of salt
Instructions
French Yogurt Cake
Preheat oven to 350°F / 177°C. Line a 9" x 5" loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside for now.
Add sugar, yogurt, eggs, orange zest, and vanilla into a large bowl and whisk them together. Add in the dry ingredients, slowly whisking until incorporated.
Use a spatula to fold grapeseed oil into the batter until just completely blended.
Pour the batter into the parchment-lined loaf pan. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way. Don't decorate the cake with glaze until it has cooled completely.
Blood Orange Glaze
Whisk sifted powdered sugar and blood orange juice together until completely smooth. It should be a glaze consistency. You can adjust it, if needed, by adding more sugar or more blood orange juice (½ tsp at a time). Stir in a pinch of salt, to temper the sweetness of the sugar.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 30.3 g
- Sodium: 168.2 mg
- Fat: 14.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 47.6 g
- Protein: 5.2 g
- Cholesterol: 65.5 mg
Keywords: yogurt cake
Lorena says
This cake is beyond good. I keep wanting another slice. What a dilemma.
Asha says
Thank you ❤️
Nicole says
I made this cake last night. Had a slice, well actually two, with my coffee this morning. This cake has got to be the most delicious cake ever.
Asha says
Thanks so much!
Desiree says
It's a keeper. Will be using this recipe for when company's coming. Thank you!!
Asha says
Thanks for the kind review 🙂
Renee says
I love blood oranges. Made this cake last night. I am delighted with the taste, the texture, everything. And the glaze is amazing. Thank you. My new fav.
Asha says
Thanks so much ❤️
Denise says
Scrumptious! Love the texture. Love the glaze.
Asha says
Thank you Denise 🙂
Kate says
This cake is the best I ever made.
Asha says
Thanks so much! ❤️
Mindy says
My cake turned out so well. This is such a delicious bread to havee anytime of day and it was gone in two days. And yes I had help eating it.
Asha says
So glad to hear it 🙂 Thank you