mixed berries yoghurt cake

Whenever Da and I are doing grocery shopping at the supermarket, there are a few items that we will always buy:-
(a) a tub of non-fat (or low-fat) yoghurt
(b) a carton of low-fat milk
(c) a carton of non-fat yoghurt drink

I will usually eat cereal (with either milk or yoghurt) for dinner if we come home late from work. However, as a tub of yoghurt is 1 kg, many a time, the yoghurt expires before I can finish it.

I have now found another use for the yoghurt - to make cakes. The inclusion of yoghurt in the cake batter and using cake flour (instead of self-raising flour) makes the cake very moist.

INGREDIENTS

250g cake flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup non-fat mixed berries yoghurt

1 tsp orange essence

2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice

75g butter (softened)

zest of 1 orange

180g castor sugar

2 eggs (lightly beaten)

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

2. Grease two 8" x 4" baking pans and lightly coat the insides of the baking pan with a little cake flour.

3. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and ground cinnamon in a bowl. Set aside.

4. In a medium sized bowl, add the yoghurt, orange essence and freshly squeezed orange juice. Mix well.

5. In a mixing bowl, whisk the butter and orange zest at low speed for 1 minute.

6. Add the castor sugar and whisk at high speed for 3 minutes.

7. Add the eggs gradually (1 tbsp at a time) and beat for 2 minutes.

8. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat at low speed.

9. Add 1/2 of the yoghurt mixture and beat at medium speed.

10. Add 1/2 of the remaining flour mixture and beat at low speed.

11. Add the remaining yoghurt mixture and beat at high speed.

12. At the remaining flour mixture and beat at low speed.

13. Pour into the two prepared baking pans and bake at 180 degrees celsius for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.

14. Let the cake cool thoroughly before storing in an air-tight container.