Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake

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This Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake recipe is a slightly tangy, yogurt cake bursting with fresh, tart and sweet, juicy strawberries in every bite!  So simple to make and worth making when you have some fresh strawberries and Greek yogurt on hand! 

Plus, we have a sugar-free option that is so simple to switch out when it comes to making this recipe even more healthy.  It tastes so amazing, you won’t miss the real thing!  More yogurt dessert ideas? Check out these 20 Dessert Recipes Using Greek Yogurt and this luscious Pumpkin Greek Yogurt Bread

Healthy Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake

Whip up this super easy strawberry yogurt cake recipe as a wonderful way to start off the day!  It will do nicely any day of the week for breakfast or after your meal, especially when you want a light and healthy cake treat, without a lot of guilt!

It’s not an overly sweet cake, so it has a little sweetness, a little tartness and it’s super simple to make. It’s healthy, with even healthier options available!  We’re loving the Greek yogurt!

I could totally see this light yogurt cake at a bed and breakfast, can’t you?  If you have guests coming into town and you want to impress, but not put a lot of work into it, this is a great cake to bake up the day before or the day of. 

Sugar-Free Option

Why I Love Baking with Greek Yogurt 

  • The creaminess of the Greek yogurt helps keep baked goods moist.
  • The tanginess of the Greek yogurt gives your baked goods an old-fashioned flavor that is demanded and desired when it comes to cake baking!
  • Its acidity helps activate baking soda, which can make baked goods fluffy and light.
  • It’s a great substitute for sour cream or mayonnaise bringing in the same tangy flavor with less guilt.

So Many Healthy Benefits to using Greek Yogurt

  • Greek yogurt is a good source of calcium which is needed for healthy bones and teeth as well as muscle contractions, and it contains a good array of B vitamins which we need for energy.
  • It also contains iodine which helps support thyroid health and metabolic rate (the speed at which chemical reactions take place in the body) and also helps keep our cells healthy. 
  • Packed with probiotics. Probiotics are healthy bacteria that can help boost your immune system and decrease stomach issues, such as diarrhea and pain.
  • Plus, when I use Greek yogurt in this recipe, I can reduce the butter in this recipe.  It makes it a little healthier, but we are still using butter, because using real butter is the way to go with this cake!  That way your healthy strawberry cake is packed with buttery flavor and not oily.

Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake - Sugar-Free Option

Ingredients You Need

  • all-purpose flour, sifted
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • unsalted butter, softened
  • sugar or for sugar-free use Lakanto monk fruit sugar for baking or Erythritol of choice
  • eggs, room temperature
  • vanilla extract
  • Greek yogurt or could use sour cream, room temperature
  • non-dairy or milk of choice, room temperature
  • strawberries, chopped smaller is better than larger chopped strawberries
  • Optional: Whipped cream and additional strawberries on top or a sprinkle of confectioner’s sugar

How to Make Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake  

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8×8 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.
  3. Using a mixer, beat together the softened butter and sugar until fluffy.
  4. Add in the vanilla extract, then beat in the eggs 1 at a time. Mixture will be very thick.
  5. On the side, whisk together the milk and Greek yogurt/sour cream.
  6. Then carefully beat about ⅓ of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, followed by about ⅓ of the milk and Greek yogurt mixture. Repeat the process with the rest of the flour mixture and Greek yogurt mixture adding about ⅓ of each at a time.
  7. Gently fold in the chopped strawberries using a spatula or wooden spoon.
  8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Allow to cool.
  10. Optional: Whipped cream and additional strawberries on top or a sprinkle of confectioner’s sugar.

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Strawberry Cake Recipe Tips  

  • Room temperature ingredients work best for this Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake recipe.  It’s best if your refrigerated items like butter, eggs, milk and yogurt are all room temperature before getting started so that everything can evenly mix together.
  • If you don’t have time to set your items out for an hour or so before baking your cake, just warm up the butter, milk and yogurt by microwaving them in short 10 second bursts to get it to room temperature. Warm up the eggs by placing them in a cup of warm water for a few minutes.
  • We love our Sugar-Free option!  For healthier healthy strawberry cake, we just substitute Lakanto baking sugar and measure it 1 for 1 just as you would for granulated sugar!  It couldn’t be easier and it tastes so good!  If you have a favorite erythritol or stevia you love using, give it a try!  Plus, take an extra 60 calories off each slice if you go sugar-free!
  • Chop your strawberries smaller, rather than larger, so you get more distribution of your strawberries in the cake.  Otherwise, the strawberry chunks will float to the bottom of the cake. 
  • Use fresh strawberries preferably than frozen strawberries, because of the moisture of the cake.

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This healthy strawberry cake is also wonderful for Mother’s Day, 4th of July and Valentine’s Day – because of those red berries and who doesn’t love cake with strawberries?  

Serve it with powdered sugar or a dollop of whipped cream with some additional strawberries on top. Yum!

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Strawberry Yogurt Cake If You Love Yogurt Cake-Like Desserts!

Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake - Sugar-Free Option

Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake

Kim Lange
This Fresh Strawberry Yogurt cake is simple to make, slightly tangy, tart and sweet, bursting with fresh, juicy strawberries in every bite! So moist, light and refreshing!
5 from 9 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Servings 9
Calories 281 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour sifted
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar or for sugar-free use Lakanto monk fruit sugar for baking or Eyrthitrol of choice
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • cup Greek yogurt or could use sour cream room temperature
  • cup non-dairy or milk of choice room temperature
  • 6-8 strawberries, chopped smaller is better than larger chopped strawberries
  • Optional: Whipped cream and additional strawberries on top or a sprinkle of confectioner's sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8x8 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.
  • Using a mixer, beat together the softened butter and sugar until fluffy.
  • Add in the vanilla extract, then beat in the eggs 1 at a time. Mixture will be very thick.
  • On the side, whisk together the milk and Greek yogurt/sour cream.
  • Then carefully beat about ⅓ of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, followed by about ⅓ of the milk and Greek yogurt mixture. Repeat the process with the rest of the flour mixture and Greek yogurt mixture adding about ⅓ of each at a time.
  • Gently fold in the chopped strawberries using a spatula or wooden spoon.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Optional: Whipped cream and additional strawberries on top or a sprinkle of confectioner's sugar

Notes

  • Double recipe ingredients for a 9x13 baking pan.
  • If cake is sugar-free, calories are 221 per slice 

Nutrition

Calories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 149mgPotassium: 113mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 404IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg
Keyword breakfast, cake, Greek yogurt, strawberry
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Recipe updated with new photos and sugar-free options

22 Comments

  1. Wow, this sounds amazing! I love Greek yogurt and really like baking with yogurt (& sour cream) — I love what it adds to the treat. With summer around the corner, I’m getting so excited about strawberries! 🙂 ~Valentina

  2. I love the simplicity and elegance of this cake – it looks neat and offers you a classic yet very beautiful and fresh flavour profile. And the addition of yogurt not only makes it moist and light, but also a perfect breakfast choice, right? Lol

  3. Made this over the weekend and family loved it! Subbed the flour with an all purpose gluten-free flour, and added an additonal 5 minutes to baking time and it was great!

  4. It’s a very fresh looking rustic cake! I too love using yogurt in cakes, so I know when you say the texture of this cake is amazing!! It’s a very pretty looking cake with all those fresh strawberries!

  5. All I can think of is breakfast ever since I saw this in IG. How perfect would this be to be served on Valentine’s morning – the pretty pink strawberries and warm, cozy bite straight the skillet. I’m drooling already.

  6. Why did you choose to use honey instead of maple syrup or sugar in this cake? and would agave nectar work?

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