Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Tuesdays with Dorie: French Yoghurt Cake with Marmalade Glaze

A big thank you to Liliana from My Cookbook Addiction because I've had my eye on this recipe since day one! Now I know it's not the flashiest sounding cake and there isn't even a photo but I'm a sucker for anything French and I eat marmalade out of the jar by the spoonful. Yum!

I thought there were some interesting techniques in this cake, from rubbing the lemon zest into the sugar which produced the most magical fragrance to stirring the oil through the batter rather than simply combining with the other wet ingredients. I also loved the fact there was no creaming of butter or sugar involved (which appeals to my lazy side which would prefer not to have to wash the mixer).

I used a thick greek yoghurt and light olive oil in the cake, and a classic breakfast marmalade for the glaze. I've never actually seen lemon marmalade though I will certainly keep my eye out for it now. I thought about using lime marmalade (Rose's makes a brilliant one) but I thought it might overpower the lemon in the cake too much.

I know Dorie said to strain the marmalade but the fruit is the best bit so I piled it all on top. Look at that drizzle!

The taste test ...

Ummm, did you read what I wrote up top? There was no way I wouldn't like this cake! It didn't disappoint. I cut one slice the same day as baking (just for the photos) but saved the rest for a morning tea the next day by which time the flavours had really come out. Yoghurt really does amazing things for cakes as this was incredibly moist. It was fabulous.

You can find the recipe at My Cookbook Addiction.

18 comments:

  1. it looks fabulous! i didn't strain the marmalade either...the fruity bits are the best part!

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  2. Youtr cake looks terrific Susan. I didn't strain the marmalade either - who wants to lose all that yummy zest!

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  3. I agree with you, this cake was great! I didn't strain my marmalade either....

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  4. Gorgeous!! I LOVED this cake, it smelled so good while cooking and tasted wonderful :) I paired it with simple lemon curd. YUM!

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  5. Your cake is beautiful! Nice job!

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  6. The glaze looks so perfect in the photograph. Nice work!

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  7. Your crumb is GORGEOUS! I didn't strain my marmalade either, I liked the addition of the extra zest! Gorgeous photo!

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  8. How can anyone resist a cake with such a gorgeous glaze? Yours looks fantastic.

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  9. My cake is in the freezer, but everyone is saying that the cake is better the day after. I can't wait to try it out! Great job.

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  10. This cake looks so amazing with the marmalade nestled on top, just fabulous! I bet the lime marmalade would be good if you used lime zest instead.

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  11. Cake looks wonderful. It was hard not to eat a slice straight out of the oven.

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  12. Oh, your cake looks fantastic! I would have liked mine better if I hadn't strained the marmalade. You rebel! ;)

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  13. Your cake looks beautiful. I didn't use marmalade on mine but all these posts with shiny marmalade make me wish I had! Great job.

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  14. Great looking cake! It looks perfect. I'm with you, there was no way I wasn't going to like this one. :)

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  16. Mmm, dripping marmalade goodness... How absolutely gorgeous!

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