Citrus Yoghurt Cake for Great British Chef

A cup of yoghurt This is what it takes for a mother to spin some magic into her kitchen. Add an extra-large apron for her daughter to be double folded: it will resemble a nightgown on her, but she will be as proud as if she were wearing a princess’s sparkling dress. Give her a chair, a tall one, or add a few pillows where she’ll climb, standing on her knees to reach the table. There she is, the queen of the kitchen.

Now give your daughter a wooden spoon or a colourful whisk. This will be her magic wand, tell her how difficult is to find the perfect wand for her, she will be an excited Harry Potter in Ollivander’s shop. I bet her wand will have the most precious holly wood and a core of magical unicorn hair. The magic will sparkle from her wand and turn the ingredients into a mouthwatering cake.

Show her the cup of yoghurt one is for the yoghurt two is for the sugar, three is for the flour and the eggs.

A magic formula she will remember forever, so simple yet so perfect.

Help her with the olive oil. If there’s a younger brother, give him the task to grate the orange and the lemon zest: you won’t obtain much, but he will enjoy the choir and your kitchen will smell like heaven.

I don’t know if this is how mum introduced me to cooking if there were magic formulas involved or if my oversized apron was for me a princess gown, but she succeeded. As a young girl, I was constantly looking forward to the Sunday mornings, when she would give me the sceptre of the power in the kitchen, creating a special moment all for us.

Little chat, lot of laughter, a huge amount of love.

These were the ingredients that instilled in me the passion for cooking. Though, it is not just the burning flame of the sacred passion for cooking. It’s the time you spend with your mother that you value and appreciate, it’s the effort you put into a homemade cake that will be your breakfast during the following days, bringing back memories and smiles. And it’s the pride with which you’ll unwrap your slice of cake at school in front of your friends, whispering with blushing cheeks: I made this. Mum just helped me a little.

Do it with your daughter, with your son, with your niece or nephew, do it with your grandchildren. Or do it with your best friend’s daughter, the one you call niece with pride and a beaming smile, do it with your neighbour’s bored son. Just do it, help a child to bake their own cake, show them how easy is to have a fresh homemade cake made from scratch and you’ll make the world a better place to be!

Citrus Yoghurt cake

The yoghurt cake made using the yoghurt cup as a measuring cup is the easiest baked good you can imagine. Use high-quality ingredients, fresh free-range eggs, organic whole yoghurt and seasonal fruit. In winter grate the peel of organic citrus fruit to give an extra fresh hint to your cake and turn the breakfast into a glorious moment.

You can find the recipe of the Citrus Yoghurt cake also on Great British Chef and… enjoy it!

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