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Eggless Strawberry Yogurt Cake

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup yogurt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp strawberry preserve .
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups whole wheat flour or use 1/2 cup plain flour with 1 cup wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder .
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda .
  • Pinch salt .
  • 1 cup strawberries roughly chopped

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven at 180 C.
  2. Grease an 8 inch round cake tin. If using silicon pan, no need to grease it.
  3. In a bowl, whisk the oil, yogurt, milk, sugar and jam.
  4. In another big bowl, sieve the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Make a well. Add the whisked wet ingredients. Fold until they come together. Over enthusiastic beating / whisking is better avoided.
  5. Towards the end, fold in chopped berries.
  6. Scrape the batter into the greased tin / silicone mould and bake at 180 C for around 45-55 minutes, checking with a tester if it comes out clean.
  7. After 10 minutes, unmould and cool on a wire rack.
  8. Cut into wedges, dust with icing sugar and serve with tea.