The famous French yogurt cake in 5 minutes! Grandma's secret cake!

Dec 6, 2025
The famous French yogurt cake in 5 minutes! Grandma's secret cake! Simple and delicious!

Experience the famous French yogurt cake that delights millions worldwide – a super easy 5-minute cake, incredibly moist, fluffy, lemony and full of flavor! 🧁✨ This classic French cake recipe has been a secret family and grandmother recipe for generations and always stays perfectly moist, soft and fluffy thanks to yogurt, lemon and vanilla – exactly the kind of cake that is going viral in the USA and Germany.

If you are looking for a light yogurt cake, a fluffy lemon cake, a quick and easy cake, a simple vanilla cake, a 5-minute cake, or a French classic, this recipe will be your new favorite. The scent is reminiscent of a real French bakery – warm, delicate, creamy and wonderfully lemony.

For extra freshness, you can add a light glaze of lemon syrup, but even without a glaze the cake remains incredibly moist, aromatic and buttery soft. A perfect recipe for beginners, families, baking enthusiasts and anyone looking for a simple, classic and extremely delicious cake that is popular in both Germany and the USA. 🍋💛

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0:00 Recipe 1
Ingredients:
• 3 eggs
• 1 pinch of salt
• Vanilla sugar – 20 g (0.7 oz)
• Sugar – 200 g (7 oz)
• Oil – 120 ml (4 fl oz)
• Yogurt – 200 g (7 oz)
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Flour – 250 g (8.8 oz)
• Baking powder – 15 g (0.5 oz), 1 tbsp
• Some butter for greasing the pan
• Some flour for dusting the pan
• Mixture of powdered sugar and water
• Chopped pistachios for sprinkling

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⏱️ Baking time:

Bake at 180 °C (356 °F) for 30–35 minutes.


15:12 Recipe 2

Ingredients:

For the dough
• 3 eggs.
• Sugar 150 g (5 oz).
• A pinch of salt.
• Vanilla sugar 20 g (1 oz).
• Melted butter 100 g (4 oz).
• Zest of an orange.
• Juice of one orange (120–140 ml).
• Zest of one lemon.
• Orange, cut into cubes.
• Candied fruit 60 g (2 oz).
• Cinnamon ½ tsp.
• Ginger 1 tsp.
• Flour 250 g (9 oz).
• Baking powder 15 g (1 oz).

For the top / to finish:
One lemon, sliced.
• Brown sugar for sprinkling.
• Icing sugar for decoration.
• Butter for greasing the pan.
• Some flour for dusting the tin.

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⏱️ Baking time
35–40 minutes at 180 °C (356 °F).

🍰 Baking pan
30 × 17 cm.


32:30 Recipe 3

ingredients
• 3 eggs.
• A pinch of salt.
• Vanilla sugar 20 g (1 oz).
• Sugar 120 g (4 oz).
• Milk 100 ml (3 oz).
• Melted butter 70 g (2 oz).
• Flour 100 g (3 oz).
• Baking powder 15 g (1 oz).
• Half a teaspoon of cinnamon.
• Zest of a lemon.
• 4 apples.
• Melted butter 30 g (1 oz) for the top.
• Some butter for greasing the 30 x 17 cm baking tin.

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⏱ Baking time & shape
• Baking time: 60 minutes.
• Temperature: 180°C (356°F).
• Baking tin: 30 x 17 cm.

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