How To Make Greek Yogurt Chocolate Cake
Our rich and moist chocolate cake is made with yogurt for a more flavorful dessert. Whip this up in just one hour for the perfect cake treat.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Chocolate Cake:
- 1cupunsalted butter,plus more for the pan
- ⅓cupcocoa powder
- 1tspinstant espresso powder
- 1tspkosher salt
- 1cupwater
- 2cupsall-purpose flour,plus more for the pan
- 1¾cupssugar
- 1½tspbaking soda
- 2eggs,large
- ½cupGreek yogurt,plain, 2% fat
- 2tsppure vanilla extract
For Chocolate Glaze:
- 2tbspbutter
- ¼cupmilk
- 6ozbittersweet chocolate,or dark, finely chopped
Instructions
Chocolate Cake:
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Butter and flour a 10 or 12-cup Bundt pan, then set aside.
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In a small saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa powder, espresso powder, salt, and water and put over medium heat.
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Cook until just melted and combined, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and set aside.
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Combine the flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl, then whisk to blend.
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Add half of the melted-butter mixture, then whisk until completely blended.
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Add the remaining butter mixture, then whisk to combine.
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Add the eggs one at a time, whisking each to blend completely before adding the next.
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Whisk in the Greek yogurt and vanilla until smooth.
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Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
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Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
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Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then invert the cake onto a rack.
Chocolate Glaze:
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Combine the butter, milk, and chocolate in a saucepan.
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Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the chocolate is melted.
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Remove from heat, then let cool and thicken for 5 to 10 minutes or until the glaze reaches the desired consistency.
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Once the cake has cooled to room temperature, drizzle chocolate glaze over the surface.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 528.77kcal
- Fat: 28.24g
- Saturated Fat: 17.27g
- Trans Fat: 0.84g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.58g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.23g
- Carbohydrates: 67.56g
- Fiber: 2.74g
- Sugar: 45.25g
- Protein: 6.40g
- Cholesterol: 89.43mg
- Sodium: 372.65mg
- Calcium: 41.56mg
- Potassium: 161.12mg
- Iron: 2.27mg
- Vitamin A: 191.26µg
- Vitamin C: 0.00mg
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