Grammy’s Easy Chocolate Yogurt Cake

When I opened two emails last week, within 24 hours, requesting a chocolate version of our beloved French Grandmother’s Lemon Yogurt Cake, I knew it was time to go into my mad scientist mode. I pulled out sugar, flour, cocoa, Greek yogurt, eggs, and oil. A few attempts later (and an incredibly wonderful smelling kitchen), Grammy’s Easy Chocolate Yogurt Cake had evolved. Who’s Grammy? That’s me!

I never imagined when I posted the French Grandmother’s Lemon Yogurt Cake recipe several years ago that it would end up becoming one of the most popular recipes on the blog. Yes, I know it’s a crazy name. The original French name for the cake is Gâteaux de Mamie (translated: Granny Cake). The story’s told that grandmothers all over France have become renowned for making this simple, delicious lemon cake. When I read about the charming history that goes along with the recipe, I decided it deserved the fun name.

Ingredients

• For the cake:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup sunflower oil or other mild tasting oil
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips more or less to your liking, I use mini semisweet and milk chocolate regular size, 3/4 cup of each
• For the glazed pecans:
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¾ cup chopped pecans

Instructions
For the cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Spray an 8-inch cake pan with baking spray and line with parchment paper. Set aside.

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