Want a slice of cake for a snack? With this butter-free and oil-free cake tested and approved by Dr. Jean-Michel Cohen, there is no need to resist…
You will definitely carve out a small slice for a snack. However, a little inner voice commands you not to give in to temptation. At the same time, what else is that damn industrial cake with a shiny crust doing in your pantry? However, you thought you had carried out a sufficiently selective sorting to spare yourself this painful scenario. Just before starting your dietary rebalancing, you graciously passed on all your guilty guilty pleasures to your next-door neighbor – who, unlike you, can eat whatever she wants without gaining an gram. There remains this miracle of the cupboard which has obviously escaped your vigilance…
Like any good self-respecting cake, this one does not skimp on fat. Labeled “pure butter”, it easily exceeds 15 g of lipids per 100 g, of which almost 10 g are saturated. Not great for the line or for the arteries, but when it comes to balance, everything obviously remains a question of frequency and quantity. And that’s where the heart of the problem lies: once you start, you can’t stop. Blame it on the fat and the sugar, yes, but also and above all on the additives which leave your cake with a devilish little taste of coming back…
What if it was enough to switch to homemade to cut this Gordian knot at four o’clock? This is the bias of the nutritionist doctor Jean-Michel Cohen, who prefers to the frustration of prohibitions a light cake recipewithout butter or oil. For a result that is not too dry and very soft, its secret consists of simply using whole milk yogurt, which contains… only 4% fat on average. Not enough to panic the counters.
That’s it, have you put on your apron? In a terrine, mix 2 eggs, 150 g of wheat flour, 50 g of cornstarch, 100 g of brown sugar, 1 sachet of vanilla sugar, 1 sachet of baking powder and therefore 1 whole milk yogurt, until you obtain a homogeneous dough. Transfer the dough into a cake mold lined with parchment paper and bake for 40 minutes in an oven preheated to 210°C, checking the cooking with the tip of a knife (it should come out clean). Even more delicious? Instead of chocolate chips or traditional candied fruits, add 3 fresh fruits cut into pieces to this base!
