Earl Grey Yogurt Cake

Another really quick recipe for you! Plus, you probably have all of the ingredients on hand! And who doesn't love Earl Grey?!

Early Grey Yogurt Cake Basically


Ingredients


1          cup vegetable oil, plus more for pan

2          cups (250g) all-purpose flour

1-1/2    teaspoon kosher salt

1/2       teaspoon baking powder

1/2       teaspoon baking soda

2          large eggs

1-1/4    cups (250g) granulated sugar

1          cup plain whole-milk yogurt

3          tablespoons loose-leaf Earl Grey tea or 1/4 tea from bags

2          teaspoons vanilla extract

1          tablespoon raw or granulated sugar


Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Lightly coat a 9x5" or 8½x4½" loaf pan with vegetable oil and line with parchment paper, leaving overhang on long sides. If you’re not sure what size your loaf pan is, measure it with a ruler from inside edge to inside edge for both the length and width. If you measure from the outside edge, you’ll get an inaccurate reading of the width of the pan, and your cake may end up overflowing! It's the actual empty space of the pan where the cake bakes that matters here, not the width of the entire pan including its edges.

2. Whisk 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour, 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda in a medium bowl to combine.

3. Vigorously whisk 2 large eggs and 1-1/4 cups (250 g) granulated sugar in a large bowl 1 minute (seriously, time it!); mixture should be pale yellow and frothy. Whisk in 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt, 3 tablespoons loose-leaf Earl Grey tea (or 1/4 cup tea from bags), and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.

4. Gradually stream in 1 cup vegetable oil, whisking constantly until incorporated. (Place a kitchen towel under your bowl to stabilize it so that you have two free hands.) Add dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Gently tap pan against surface to eliminate any air bubbles.

5. Sprinkle evenly with 1 Tbsp. raw or granulated sugar. Bake cake until a skewer or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

6. Let cool 15 minutes in pan, then run a butter knife or offset spatula between the cake and pan to release. Lift it out using parchment overhang and transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or room temperature (or even better, toast slices and slather them with butter!).

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

Very quick and easy to make! Enjoy!

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars Sugar Apron

Prep: 15 minutes  Chill: 2 hours

Ingredients

1          cup butter

½         cup brown sugar, packed

1         teaspoon vanilla extract

3          cups rolled oats

1          cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips

½         cup peanut butter

Instructions:

1. Line an 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
Overhangs the edges of the parchment paper to lift the bars easier from the baking dish.
You can use a 9x13-inch if you want thinner bars.

2. Melt butter and brown sugar in large saucepan over medium heat, until the butter has melted
and the sugar has dissolved. Stir in vanilla. Mix in the oats. Cook over low heat for 3 to 4
minutes, or until ingredients are well blended.

3. Pour half of the oat mixture into the prepared baking dish. Spread out the mixture evenly
pressing down. Reserve the other half for the second layer.

4. To make the filling, melt the peanut butter and chocolate chips together in a small
microwave-safe bowl (15 second increments, stir each time) and stir until it's smooth.
Reserve 1/4 cup of chocolate mixture, set aside. Pour remaining chocolate mixture over
the crust in the pan. Spread evenly.

5. Pour the remaining oat mixture over the chocolate layer, pressing in gently and drizzle with the
remaining chocolate mixture.

6. Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours, or overnight. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

7. Note: Like any no-bake cookie, the final texture of these really depends on how long you boil
the sugar mixture. If it doesn't boil long enough, the cookie/bars mixture will be too soft, if you
boil too long, they could turns out dry and crumbly.