I've been wanting to make this recipe ever since I found it on Pinterest. It is a Strawberry Yogurt Cake, original recipe found here. I changed it up just a touch because I can never leave well enough alone :)
Ingredients:
*2 sticks butter, softened
*2 cups sugar
*3 eggs
*1 tsp lemon juice
*1 tsp almond extract
*1 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup flour
*1/2 cup ground flax seed meal
*1 tsp salt
*1 tsp baking soda
*1-6 oz container strawberry Greek yogurt, I used Chobani
*about 2 cups sliced strawberries, I used frozen
Directions:
*Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease bundt cake pan with cooking spray.
*In mixer, combine softened butter and sugar until fluffy.
*Add eggs one at a time until combined.
*Add lemon juice and almond extract.
*In a separate bowl, combine 1 3/4 cups flour, ground flax meal, salt, and baking soda.
*Alternate adding dry mixture and yogurt to egg mix until all is incorporated.
*Toss strawberries in 1/4 cup flour. I used a collander to shake off the excess flour. Carefully fold strawberries into cake batter.
*Evenly distribute cake batter in bundt cake pan. Use a spatula to smooth it out if needed.
*Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool for a bit before tuning it out of cake pan. The strawberries make kind of a gooey texture on the top of the cake, and they need time to set up.
Icing Glaze:
*Whisk together 1 cup powered sugar, 1/2 tsp almond extract, 2 tsp lemon juice, and a few tblsp milk. It all depends on the consistency and flavor you prefer. Pour over cake after cooling.
A couple things to keep in mind...when you bake with ground flax seed meal it adds a distinct darker color and it's own flavor to whatever it is you are baking. I have been incorporating it into some recipes because flax seed is supposed to be good for you. Basically, all I do is cut out 1/2 a cup flour and replace it with the flax seed meal. If you prefer not to bake with it, simply substitute flour back in place of the meal when following my recipes.
Also, even though this recipe contains Greek yogurt and flax seed, two healthier options, it is still loaded in calories from the flour, sugar, and butter. Please, do not eat the whole cake! 1/12th of the cake contains around 410+calories. So just do what I do...bake it, eat one piece, then take the rest to work and have your coworkers eat the rest. Just don't tell the females how many calories are in it :)


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