{"id":48503,"date":"2026-10-20T06:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=48503"},"modified":"2026-10-20T06:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:56:20","slug":"chocolate-greek-yogurt-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/chocolate-greek-yogurt-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Greek Yogurt Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48505\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/chocolate-greek-yogurt-cake\/chocyogurtcake\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChocYogurtCake.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ChocYogurtCake\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChocYogurtCake.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48505\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChocYogurtCake.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChocYogurtCake.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ChocYogurtCake.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a simple little chocolate cake I whipped up to celebrate our anniversary yesterday. The Greek yogurt makes the cake moist, with a slight tang. The mocha frosting is perfection, because &#8211; coffee and chocolate! Easy enough to whip up on a week day, but fancy enough to serve on the weekend! <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup unsweetened cocoa<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup Greek yogurt<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba. Grease an 8&#8243; cake pan and line with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk the dry ingredients. Add the yogurt, eggs, vanilla, and oil, stirring until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes, then turn out and cool on a wire rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Mocha Frosting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 tablespoons butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups confectioners sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon espresso powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Cream butter, then add cocoa powder, espresso powder, and vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>Add the confectioners sugar a half cup at a time. If frosting seems too stiff add a tablespoon of milk.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a simple little chocolate cake I whipped up to celebrate our anniversary yesterday. The Greek yogurt makes the cake moist, with a slight tang. The mocha frosting is perfection, because &#8211; coffee and chocolate! Easy enough to whip &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/chocolate-greek-yogurt-cake\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[97,2001,3439,6445],"class_list":["post-48503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-baking","tag-chocolate-cake","tag-greek-yogurt","tag-mocha-frosting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-cCj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47988,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/07\/13\/greek-yogurt-coffee-cake\/","url_meta":{"origin":48503,"position":0},"title":"Greek Yogurt Coffee Cake","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"July 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a terrific snacking cake, a simple, moist cake, studded with mini chocolate chips, and a light glaze on top. 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