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Easy French Butter Cake

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Soft, tender, and full of elegant flavor, this Easy French Butter Cake brings a touch of Paris to your kitchen. It’s light from yogurt, rich from the buttery glaze, and kissed with hints of vanilla and almond. Perfect for breakfast, tea, or a simple dessert that tastes anything but basic.

Ingredients

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For the Cake:

1/2 cup plain or Greek yogurt

1 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp almond extract

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup neutral oil (canola, vegetable, avocado, etc.)

For the Glaze:

1/3 cup granulated sugar

3 tbsp butter (salted or unsalted)

1 1/2 tbsp water

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp almond extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment.

In a bowl, whisk yogurt, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth.

In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.

Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet. Add oil and stir until fully combined.

Pour batter into the pan and bake for 30–35 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

While cake bakes, make the glaze: in a saucepan, heat sugar, butter, and water until bubbly. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and almond extract.

Once cake is out of the oven, poke holes with a skewer and slowly pour warm glaze over the top. Let soak in before slicing.

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