The 7 jar cake is one of those desserts that smell like home and simplicity. It is made without a scale, using the yogurt jar as a measuring unit, and it’s perfect for when you want something good but uncomplicated. Soft, fragrant, and versatile, it can be enriched with fruits, cocoa, or chocolate chips, and it is always a guarantee for breakfast or snack. A recipe that is passed down, personalized, and never disappoints. If you love soft cakes, try the lemon plumcake, the 12 spoon apple cake, the hot milk cake, or the Nene cloud bundt cake.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 8People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for making the 7 jar cake
- 1 jar plain yogurt (4.4 oz)
- 2 jars all-purpose flour
- 1 jar cornstarch
- 2 jars sugar
- 1 jar extra virgin olive oil
- 1 packet baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- to taste grated lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
Tools
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- Hand whisks
- Electric whisks
- Cake pan 8.5-inch diameter
Steps for making the 7 jar cake
You will need a jar of yogurt (plain, vanilla, lemon..). Put the yogurt in a bowl. Wash and dry the jar. Use it as a measuring unit. Add 2 jars of sugar to the yogurt. Work with a hand whisk.
Break the eggs and add the yolks to the sugar, keeping the egg whites aside. Work the yolks with the yogurt. Incorporate two jars of flour and one of cornstarch. Pour in a jar of extra virgin olive oil and mix again with a hand whisk until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
Whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt to stiff peaks. Incorporate them into the rest of the mixture in two parts, along with the grated lemon peel. Gently mix from bottom to top. Pour into a cake pan lined with parchment paper and bake at 350 °F, static, in the lower-middle area of the oven, for 50 minutes, covering the surface with aluminum foil if it browns too much. Do the toothpick test. Let it cool and serve with powdered sugar.
Storage
Store the cake for three to four days under a glass dome.
