Cherry Yogurt Cake is a soft, moist cake that uses yogurt for tenderness and cherries for a sweet-tart burst of flavor. It’s lighter than heavy butter cakes but still rich and creamy.
The star fruit here is Cherry, which adds freshness and natural sweetness throughout the cake.
🍒 Cherry Yogurt Cake (Easy Homemade Version)
Ingredients
Wet ingredients:
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Dry ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Add-ins:
- 1–1½ cups pitted Cherry (fresh or canned, drained)
- Optional: powdered sugar for topping
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prep
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
- Grease or line a cake pan
2. Mix wet ingredients
- Whisk yogurt, sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla until smooth
3. Add dry ingredients
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt
- Mix until just combined (don’t overmix)
4. Add cherries
- Gently fold in cherries so they don’t break apart
5. Bake
- Pour batter into pan
- Bake 35–45 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean
6. Cool & serve
- Let cool before slicing
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired
🧠 Why yogurt is important
Yogurt makes the cake:
- Extra moist
- Slightly tangy (balances sweetness)
- Softer crumb without needing lots of butter
🔥 Variations
🍫 Cherry chocolate version
Add chocolate chips or cocoa powder
🍋 Cherry citrus version
Add lemon zest for brightness
🧁 Healthier version
- Use Greek yogurt
- Reduce sugar
- Use whole wheat flour (partial swap)
🍰 Extra moist loaf version
Bake in a loaf pan instead of cake pan
🟢 Bottom line
Cherry Yogurt Cake is:
- Moist and soft
- Lightly tangy
- Sweet with bursts of cherry
- Easy and beginner-friendly
If you want, I can also give you:
- No-sugar cherry yogurt cake
- Greek yogurt protein cake version
- Or a 3-ingredient shortcut version 🍒