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Eggless Chocolate Yogurt Cake Recipe (With Easy Chocolate Frosting)

December 1, 2015 48 Comments

My favourite chocolate cake recipe has yogurt in it. What it also has is a bunch of other ingredients that I don’t always have in hand (milk powder, really?). This long weekend, I was craving home made cake so bad that I had to get cracking with the limited ingredients I had.

The 3 eggs we had in the fridge were used up for breakfast with toast. What I did have in abundance is yogurt. I am nothing if not a good wife to a Tamil Brahmin, making sure his beloved thayir sadam is always just 5 mins away.

So here’s a fuss-free eggless chocolate yogurt cake, adapted from Nita Mehta’s Bakes and Cakes. The consistency is a bit spongy and denser than cakes with eggs but end result was totally delicious. 

Eggless Chocolate Yogurt Cake
Makes about 12 pieces

What I Used:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar (add 1/4 cup more if not using frosting)
1/2 cup plain yogurt / curd
1/4 cup butter
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt if using unsalted butter

How I Made It:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180 C. Grease a medium cake pan and set aside.

2. Sift together flour, salt (if using), cocoa powder and baking powder or just mix well in a bowl until combined well. Mix sugar and butter at room temperature. Beat well until frothy (2-3 mins on an electric mixer, 7-8 mins by hand using a whisk).

3. Once frothy, add yogurt and vanilla. Mix well.

4. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined. The batter will be a bit thick, its supposed to be that way, don’t worry.

5. Transfer batter to the greased tray and bake for 45 mins or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool completely and frost if required.

Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe

Once I made the cake and tried the first slice, I realised its not sweet enough. I whipped up this frosting very quickly to make it a bit sweeter and it worked well.

Here’s how:

Take a large piece of semi sweet chocolate – about 4 oz – (or use 1/4 cup chocolate chips) and add 1 tbsp butter to it. Melt in the microwave in 30 second intervals until completely melted. Add 1 tbsp icing sugar to this and mix well. If the mixture is too thick, add milk by the teaspoon. I didn’t need to.

PS: If you don’t have a microwave, melt the chocolate and butter in a pan kept over another pan with boiling water. Mix well until chocolate and butter melt completely.

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  1. charmi

    November 25, 2016 at 11:26 pm

    Beautiful cakes!!! I am already drooling over the pics.

    Reply
  2. Anonymous

    November 27, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    How can I make this without chocolate? I mean plain vanilla cake. My husband hates chocolate. The other vanilla sponge cake on your site has lot of oil. I would like to try this with butter than oil. Let me know!

    Thanks,
    Jyo

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      November 28, 2012 at 1:51 am

      if this is the recipe you prefer to follow but minus chocolate, just replace the cocoa powder with same amount of flour. i haven't tried it though so can't guarantee the results.

      Reply
  3. Anonymous

    October 15, 2012 at 10:27 am

    hai…
    i have a couple of doubt regarding the frosting.
    a)when u say a large piece of semisweet chocolate can u specify in gms? i'm planning to use dark chocolate that is available as bars in the market. each bar typically weighs a little more than 100gm.
    b) do i need to increase the sugar content(since its dark chocolate)??
    wish U and your family a very happy Navaratri…also planning to try some of your navaratri sundal recipes for nevidyam.
    regards,
    valli…

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      October 15, 2012 at 10:42 am

      thank you valli! hope you try the navratri recipes.

      so for the chocolate, if my memory serves me right, i used 2 squares of 2 oz each. you can add some sugar if the chocolate is dark.

      Reply
    • Anonymous

      October 15, 2012 at 12:24 pm

      hi,
      thanx so much…
      planning to do my first cream cake.. keeping my fingers crossed!!!. i'm just two months old in baking.hence the excitment.
      btw i've also replied to your earlier response for my "cup to gm conversion" query.
      valli.

      Reply
  4. Anonymous

    September 24, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    I wanted to make a yogurt chocolate cake and this one is pretty good! I baked in a mini-muffin tin and topped with a few chocolate chips. The baking time was ten minutes and it came out perfect!

    Reply
  5. Vinita

    August 16, 2012 at 10:31 am

    Hey, To be honest I started on this cake with some misgivings. My eggless cakes have often turned out slightly hard. But this one turned out nice and slightly spongy. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    The quantities you mentioned is adequate for a cake that can be eaten by 4 folks. I realised after baking that I need to double all the quantities, if I wanted to spread some chocolatey cheer around.

    Reply
  6. Anonymous

    August 8, 2012 at 5:49 am

    i tried a moist eggless chocolate cake recently (think it's from a food blog, my friend shared it to me). i tried this recipe as well as the moist chocolate cake and liked that one better. i think adding vinegar makes it softer. i used lemon juice once and that also worked fine. here's the receipe-hope you try.

    1.5 cups flour
    3/4-1 cup sugar
    2-3 tbspoon cocoa powder
    1/4 cup oil
    1 cup water or milk
    1 teaspoon soda
    few drops vanilla and pinch salt
    1 tbspoon vinegar or lemon juice (to replace eggs)
    choc chips or nuts to cover batter on top

    mix wet and dry ingredients separately. then mix together. bake for 30 mins with nuts or choc chips on top.

    sometimes i feel like it's not very sweet so i add more sugar or use icing. hope you like this.

    thank you for all the easy eggless baking recipes in the site.

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      August 8, 2012 at 5:50 am

      thanks a lot for the moist chocolate cake recipe! seems quite easy, i will try it very soon 🙂

      Reply
  7. Nags

    October 25, 2011 at 5:48 am

    Hi, there's no cooking oil in this recipe, only butter.

    Reply
  8. Anonymous

    October 24, 2011 at 9:48 am

    Hi,
    The cake looks awesome. I want to try this out but wanted to know if I can substitute cooking oil for butter?
    -Vinu

    Reply
  9. Anonymous

    July 31, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    Hi. Thanks for the lovely recipe! Just bake one this afternoon but my cake didn't rise as well as yours and it was small too. But it taste very yummy though. Just not sure where went wrong!

    Reply
  10. jayati makhijani

    June 8, 2011 at 8:35 am

    yummyy……! loving it…..:)

    Reply
  11. recipfresh

    May 16, 2011 at 3:59 am

    Fresh Healthy Vending is the only vending franchise company that offers locations 100% juices, fresh vegetables and fruits, smoothies, and yogurts in every one of its healthy vending machines. potato chips and low fat popcorn like Pirate's Booty.
    fresh healthy vending

    Reply
  12. Neo

    April 20, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    yummy creamy chocalate. a fav of everyone.

    Reply
  13. fresh vending reviews

    March 27, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Fresh Healthy Vending is the only vending franchise company that offers locations 100% juices, fresh vegetables and fruits, smoothies, and yogurts in every one of its healthy vending machines. potato chips and low fat popcorn like Pirate's Booty.

    Reply
  14. Deep Thoughts

    November 12, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    Had an intense craving for chocolate tried out this recipe of ur's since all ingridients were readily available…it turned out Great :). thanks. ~ Deepika

    Reply
  15. Bhumika

    September 30, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    Hi I have a question — does the cake turn out spongy like other cakes in the end? or does it remain dense like a browny.

    Reply
  16. Anonymous

    September 1, 2010 at 4:23 am

    Hi Naga, thanks for this recipe! I tried it out (actually Amma did), and as per your suggestion, Amma used cream with vinegar (same amount as yogurt – mixed with 2tbsp of vinegar and set aside until time to mix in batter). It turned out really well, and my daughter (and her friend) loved it!:-) ~ Shreya

    Reply
  17. Nags

    September 1, 2010 at 4:32 am

    Thank you so much for trying the eggless chocolate cake and pointing out your own egg substitute Shreya 🙂

    Reply
  18. QAngel

    May 31, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    Hi, this is so inspiring I'm making it right now! The batter is creamy, tangy and slightly sweet. I don't have baking powder, so we'll see how it turns out!

    Reply
  19. Nags

    June 1, 2010 at 2:23 am

    Hope it came out well Angel. Do send me feedback with pics, if any 🙂

    Reply
  20. Anonymous

    April 18, 2010 at 8:09 am

    I made it once in my oven but it got burnt on the outside, bit it was great on the inside. I'm really not sure what's wrong with my oven settings, as I used fan-forced lower heat only at 150 celcius but it still got burnt. I am now making it in my microwave convection oven, and I hope it turns out fab.

    Reply
  21. Nags

    April 18, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    Hey there, getting the right oven temperature can be tough so hang in there. I hope it works out better the next time. This chocolate cake is worth the effort, let me tell you 🙂

    Reply
  22. Cooking Foodie

    April 9, 2010 at 7:18 am

    I have heard of yogurt cakes but never had or made one before… this one I have to try…

    Reply
  23. Red Chillies

    April 8, 2010 at 2:56 am

    Nice recipe Nags and thanks for Nita Mehta's mention. I will checkout her books.

    Reply
  24. ARUNA

    April 7, 2010 at 4:19 am

    Wow looks so tempting!!!

    Reply
  25. Family Lawyers Gold Coast

    April 6, 2010 at 11:38 pm

    It is amazing. I have never tried this chocolate cake before. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  26. tasteofbeirut

    April 6, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    I have made brownies with tahini (yummy) but I have never tried a chocolate cake with yogurt! This is next on my list, especially since I eat yogurt daily and always cook with it! Thanks for an awesome recipe

    Reply
  27. sharanya

    April 6, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Great recipe!!! Thanks a lot.

    Reply
  28. DEESHA

    April 6, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    this looks absolutely yummy. been a while since I ate chocolate cake

    Reply
  29. Divya Vikram

    April 6, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    Luscious looking cake 🙂

    Reply
  30. Srimathi

    April 6, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    Nags,

    Its wonderful that you could find a recipe to fit your ingredients. Mine always turn out terrible. I thought the cake looked very moist. I like your new layout.

    Reply
  31. Mriganayani

    April 6, 2010 at 5:27 am

    Where should I go lick in the new layout?

    I had a freaking salad for dinner at 5:45. My stomach's already growling now. I should not be looking at this. But Iam and I'm drooling. I blame you. LOL!

    Reply
  32. Mallugirl

    April 6, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    eggless ..oh wow! my fav choc cake is also with yogurt and now i use greek yogurt to get an extra creamy taste.

    Reply
  33. RAKS KITCHEN

    April 6, 2010 at 10:09 am

    Wow,love this,love the simple ingredients! And the new look of ur site is really a nice change:)

    Reply
  34. sowmya's creative saga

    April 6, 2010 at 8:59 am

    nice "eggless" recipe..looks delicious with the frosting..

    Reply
  35. Veggie Belly

    April 5, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    that looks so good! nothing like a chocolatey post 🙂

    Reply
  36. anudivya

    April 5, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    It looks nice and moist Nags. I am sure the yogurt did that to the cake.

    Reply
  37. Ann

    April 5, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    I'm drooling over the pics, looks soooooooooooooooooooo mouth watering.

    Reply
  38. Sashi

    April 5, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    Hi Nags, Have left you couple of comments on friday not sure why none has appeared. BTW, Love anything named after Chocolate, Love this chocolates cakes and the icing.

    Reply
  39. A Homemakers Diary

    April 5, 2010 at 11:11 am

    am drooling at the picture with the icing on it. lovely cake looks so moist and yum!

    Reply
  40. Priya

    April 5, 2010 at 10:59 am

    I do this combination too but never as eggless, thanks for sharing…

    Reply
  41. Swapna

    April 5, 2010 at 10:12 am

    I also like Chocolate cake with yogurt in it…by adding yogurt you will always get a very soft cakes :)…and I am a big fan of Nita Mehta!!

    Reply
  42. simply.food

    April 5, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Chocolate cake looks delicious and very chocolatey.

    Reply
  43. Tina

    April 5, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    Yumm yumm..Kandittu kothiyavunnuuuuu..oru piece ingottu koodi thannekku…

    Reply
  44. Sharmilee! :)

    April 5, 2010 at 8:23 am

    Last pic makes me drool here 🙂 Choc cake with yogurt is on my todo list for long….this post tempts me!!

    Reply

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