Greek Yogurt Tart Recipe

Greek yogurt cake, a very good cake, soft and easy to prepare. To make this Greek yogurt cake we need few ingredients, all of them common in most pantries, so it is an inexpensive dessert.

Although at first glance it seems that this cake contains cheese, the truth is that it does not. However, its texture is very similar to the typical baked cheesecake. In addition to Greek yogurt, this cake has a little lemon zest to give it a citrus touch, but if you don’t like it, you can omit it or put orange zest instead. And if you want to make a lighter cake, instead of sugar you can put sweetener. Either way, it looks great and is very simple, I’m sure you’ll love it! So stay with this article to learn how to make Greek yogurt tart.

Ingredients to make Greek Yogurt Tart:

• 3 eggs
• 100 grams of sugar (½ cup)
• 30 grams of cornstarch (cornstarch)
• 350 grams of unsweetened Greek yogurt (3 yogurts)
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest (optional)
• 2 tablespoons of icing sugar

How to make Greek Yogurt Tart:

1. Separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs and place each part in a container. Also, preheat the oven to 170ºC with heat up and down.
2. Add the sugar to the egg yolks and beat until you get a creamy and homogeneous mixture.
3. Hack: To make the Greek yogurt cake without sugar, remove this ingredient from the recipe or substitute it with sweetener.
4. Add the Greek yogurtand the lemon zest and mix everything well until these last ingredients are well integrated into the dough.
5. Trick: Remember that you can replace the lemon zest with orange zest or vanilla essence.
6. Add the cornmeal, mix and reserve a moment.
7. For the Greek yogurt cake to be fluffy, we recommend adding the cornstarch making enveloping movements, this way the dough will not lose volume.
8. Besides, beat the egg whites until stiff.
9.  Undoubtedly, together with the previous trick, this step is the key to making the baked Greek yogurt cake fluffy, soft and juicy on the inside.
10. Add the egg whites to the dough little by little and with enveloping movements to prevent them from losing their volume.
11.  Mix gently until fully integrated.
12. Pour the mixture into a detachable mold previously greased with butter and then unmold the cake well. Bake the Greek Yogurt Tartfor 40 minutes.
13. If you prefer to make the yogurt cake without an oven, in this other recipe we give you the keys.
14. When the cake is ready, let it cool, unmold and decorate with icing sugar sprinkled on top.
15.  Ready to eat! As you can see, this Greek yogurt cake recipe offers a result that is very similar to a traditional cheesecake in terms of texture. Regarding the flavor, it is much softer and sweeter, delicious!