{"id":300,"date":"2010-03-16T07:54:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T23:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/?p=300"},"modified":"2010-06-08T09:27:33","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T01:27:33","slug":"need-to-use-yoghurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/need-to-use-yoghurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to use – Yoghurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coming home from being out of town is always a wonderful feeling.\u00a0 Not that I don’t love\u00a0going away, I just adore the comforts of home and especially being with G.\u00a0 I usually try\u00a0to leave\u00a0a few pre-prepared\u00a0dinners for\u00a0him when I am away so that he doesn’t have to worry about cooking too much.\u00a0 He is a great cook but sometimes time can be a little limited.\u00a0 So when I return I like to assess what has been used, what needs to be used and what may need to go to food heaven.\u00a0 One of the things that I discovered in the fridge this time was a tub of yoghurt that I had made before I left.\u00a0 It was\u00a0still ok but needed to be used.\u00a0 I decided to make some tandoori chicken for dinner last night (which was delicious) so that used about half of what I had.\u00a0 Today I wanted to make something sweet.\u00a0 I trawled the internet to find something suitable and discovered many yoghurt cake recipes, most of which had the inclusion of lemon.\u00a0 I wished I had a spare lemon but alas, the cupboard was bare.\u00a0 After much surfing I found\u00a0this little gem,\u00a0and given that it would use up all of the yoghurt that I had left, it was the winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

fudgey valentine yogurt cake\u00a0
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My tips:<\/span>\u00a0 *If you don’t overcook this cake it will come out with a soft, almost brownie like consistency. \u00a0*I lined the tin with greaseproof paper to make removal from the pan easier.\u00a0\u00a0*Use the best cocoa that you can afford, it makes an immense difference.\u00a0 *I didn’t decorate these because they were delicious on their own.\u00a0 *I would cut them into larger squares and add a dollop of cream or some good quality vanilla ice-cream if I was serving it as a dessert.<\/p>\n

ease: 9\/10.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0If you can bake a cake you can do this.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nprep time:<\/strong>\u00a020 mins<\/strong> + cooling and decorating.
\ncooking time:<\/strong> 35mins.<\/strong>
\ntotal: 1hour 10mins <\/strong>including cooling and decorating.<\/p>\n

taste: 9\/10.<\/strong>\u00a0 I cut these into bite size pieces which was a dangerous thing to do.\u00a0 When you eat one piece\u00a0you think it is a tiny bite so you can afford to have another, then another.\u00a0 I consumed, or should I say inhaled, six (or was it eight) within the first 30 minutes of them being out of the oven.\u00a0 I would say they were a cross between a brownie and chocolate cake.\u00a0\u00a0 You will notice the density when mixing the ingredients then once you add the yoghurt an unexpected lightness is created.\u00a0 This is definitely what gave this cake its brownie like texture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The remainder were sent to G’s office (as they needed to be removed from the house – for my own sake) and critiqued by many discerning tasters.\u00a0 The general consensus was that the texture was better than that of a normal brownie and the flavour was a great balance\u00a0of chocolate and sweetness without being too rich.\u00a0 The storage container came home completely empty which is\u00a0always a good sign.<\/p>\n

would I make it again:\u00a0Absolutely<\/strong> \u2013 I love the fact that I didn’t have to use melted chocolate to achieve a smooth, slightly dense, crumbly texture and rich chocolate flavour.\u00a0 I also can’t think of a better way to use up yoghurt!<\/p>\n

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