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Chocolate Yogurt Cake

This Chocolate Yogurt Cake is made with cocoa, tangy yogurt, and white whole wheat flour for a chocolate bundt cake recipe that's incredibly moist, deeply chocolatey, and super easy to make.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Bundt Cake, Chocolate Yogurt Cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Calories 452kcal

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 1 cup butter plus more for the pan
  • 1 cup water
  • cup cocoa powder plus more for the pan
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or all purpose flour
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup plain full-fat yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the ganache

  • 4 ½ ounces dark chocolate I used 70%
  • 1 Tablespoon honey or other liquid sweetener
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • ½ cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F / 180°C. Butter your bundt pan generously, then add a couple of tablespoons of cocoa powder to the pan and shake around to coat. Tap out the excess and set aside.
  • In a small pot over medium heat, combine the butter, water, salt, and cocoa powder. Let the butter melt, and whisk the mixture together. Remove from the heat.
    1 cup butter, ⅓ cup cocoa powder, 1 cup water
  • In a large bowl, sift together the flours, salt, sugar, and baking soda.
    1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar, 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • Pour in half of the cocoa mixture, and stir to combine, then the other half.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, and stir until well combined.
    2 large eggs
  • Lastly, add the yogurt and vanilla extract.
    ½ cup plain full-fat yogurt, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pour cake mixture into your prepared bundt pan, and set in the oven. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then carefully invert onto a wire rack and let cool completely. Don't stress if it doesn't come out perfectly, the ganache will cover up any flaws!

Make ganache

  • Finely chop chocolate, then put it in a small bowl together with the honey.
    4 ½ ounces dark chocolate, 1 Tablespoon honey
  • In a small pot heat the cream and sugar until just barely boiling - the sugar should be dissolved.
    ½ cup heavy cream, 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • Pour the hot cream over the chocolate, and stir to combine. Let the ganache cool to thicken just slightly, 5 or so minutes.
  • Place the cooled bundt cake on a plate or serving tray, then spoon the ganache over the top. You can give it a bit of a shake to get the ganache to pour down the sides.
  • Allow the cake to rest while the ganache sets up, about one hour. You can speed this up by putting the cake in the fridge for about 20 minutes if you prefer.
  • Serve slices of cake with loosely whipped cream.

Notes

  • Nutrition values are an estimate only and will also vary depending on the size of the slice.
  • A note about the flour: I've called for whole wheat pastry flour here, as it's generally ground finer and has a lower gluten content (and is therefore more delicate) than regular whole wheat flour.
  • You can also use white whole wheat flour if you have it and it's a relatively fine grind, or you can replace the whole wheat flour with all purpose flour and call it a day.
  • A note about sugar: I do not recommend reducing the sugar in this, or any cake recipe, otherwise the taste and texture will both be negatively impacted.
  • A note about yogurt: I use full-fat plain yogurt to make this cake, which ranges from 3.8 - 4.5% milk fat. I recommend using a runny yogurt, rather than a thick Balkan-style yogurt for this recipe.
  • This cake can be made a day in advance and kept wrapped in plastic or in an air-tight container at room temperature. You can add the ganache when you make it, or about an hour before you're ready to serve.
  • Leftover cake (I know, what's that?!) can be stored at room temperature in an air-tight container for about 3 days.
  • If you want to freeze the cake, you can wrap the whole cake or individual slices in plastic, and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. 

Nutrition

Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 490mg | Potassium: 201mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 679IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 3mg