Chocolate Chip Yogurt Cake Recipe - An Italian in my Kitchen (2024)

ByRosemaryFebruary 2, 2024February 2, 2024

This Chocolate Chip Yogurt Cake combines yogurt and mini chocolate chips in this deliciously moist cake, dusted with powdered sugar, creating a flavorful treat that’s perfect for any occasion.

Who doesn’t love cake, from a tasty Frosted Chocolate Cake to a simple Italian Bundt Cake to the ever popular Lemon Tablespoon Cake. But one of easiest and moistest cakes has to be a cake made with yogurt!

Recipe Ingredients

• Flour– all purpose flour
• Corn starch – will make the cake soft and tender
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Eggs – large eggs, room temperature
• Sugar– granulated sugar
• Vanilla – vanilla extract
• Vegetable oil – I use corn or sunflower oil
• Yogurt – whole fat yogurt – room temperature
• Chocolate chips – unsweetened chocolate chips, I used mini chips but you could use regular

Why Bake With Room Temperature Ingredients?

With cakes and other baking, it’s always better to use room temperature ingredients. So, take any cold ingredients out of the refrigerator an hour ahead of time or sooner if it’s cool in your kitchen. Room temperature ingredients blend easier, creating a silky batter, which will help to create a light tenderbaked good

How To Make A Chocolate Chip Yogurt Cake

In a small bowl whisk the chocolate chips with a teaspoon of flour.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

On medium speed beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla, add half the dry ingredients and beat, while continuing to beat slowly drizzle in the oil.

Add the yogurt and remaining dry ingredients, beat until smooth.

Fold in the chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake, test for doneness with a toothpick.

Let cool in pan then move to a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Why do I need to use both baking powder and baking soda?

Baking powder and baking soda are both leavening agents, but they work differently. Using both helps the cake rise better and have a lighter texture.

What Makes A Cake Fall?

• There are a lot a reasons a cake may fall, but the most common ones are, your oven temperature is off, you can always check it with an oven thermometer to check this.
• You open the oven door too early. Never open the oven door before 25-30 minutes of baking.
• Once the batter is mixed it should be baked, letting a cake batter sit too long can cause it to fall. The baking powder or baking soda usually start acting immediately and will only last for a very short period of time, therefore if the cake batter is left to stand before baking then there is always a risk that the baking powder or soda will have expired by the time that the cake goes into the oven.
• Your baking powder or soda has expired and is no long active.
• Use room temperature ingredients.
• The pan size might not be the correct size, sometimes using a bundt pan will help.

Recipe Tips

• Place a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan (if using a regular cake pan). This makes it so easy to flip and remove from the pan without the cake sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• You can use regular chocolate chips instead of mini, although mini chocolate chips will distribute more evenly throughout the cake, and be sure to toss them with the little bit of flour that way they won’t sink to the bottom of the cake.

Recipe FAQs

How To Store The Yogurt Cake

The cake can be stored well covered at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can also store it in the refrigerator, make sure it is covered well so no air gets to it, which can dry it out. Bring it to room temperature before serving. It will keep for up to 5-6 days in the fridge.

How To Freeze The Cake

Once the cake is completely cooled, double wrap it with either foil or plastic wrap and then place in a freezer safe bag. It will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let the cake thaw overnight on the counter before serving, or overnight in the fridge fully wrapped.

More Italian Cakes

• Easy Italian Apple Cake
• Tablespoon Italian Lemon Cake
• Easy Italian Pear Cake
• Fresh Cream Vanilla Cake

So if you are looking to try an Easy Cake I hope you give this Chocolate Chip Yogurt Cake a try and let me know how it goes. Be careful everyone and stay home.

Updated from March 16, 2020

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