Lemon yogurt cake with fresh figs is an easy gluten free dessert. The fresh, yummy figs help keep the yogurt cake moist and delicious. This lemon yogurt cake recipe is perfect for summer!
Sometimes a dessert is so beautiful that it just takes your breath away.
Yogurt Cake Recipe Inspiration
That is how I felt when I saw this Turkish Fig and Yogurt Cake made by Valeria at Life, Love Food blog. It was simple. It was beautiful…. and my photos just can’t do this incredible cake justice.
Her love of food is evident in her blog and I really do hope you take some time to look at her blog. Her photography is incredible. I was thrilled when Valeria gave me permission so I could blog about converting her cake to be gluten free.
You are going to love how easy this gluten free fig and lemon yogurt cake recipe is to make!
We were invited to dinner at a friend’s house and I wanted something special to bring for dessert. This is a great gluten free cake recipe for entertaining. It is almost like a souffle :-).
Yogurt cakes like this tend to be a lot like a souffle.
They rise up high while baking then falls as they cool. When you make this lemon yogurt cake recipe, I highly advise using a springform pan so the cake doesn’t overflow your baking dish! Check out this easy Gluten Free Cranberry Orange Yogurt Cake.
This yogurt cake recipe is easy to make but has a lot of steps. I took pictures of many of the steps so you could see how the steps come together.
Here the meringue is gently blended with the yogurt batter.
This is what your batter should look like when the meringue and batter are blended.
The lemon yogurt cake batter in the springform pan with the figs gently set into the batter.
This cake can certainly puff up like a souffle. (And it sinks like one as well!) I didn’t get that fabulous puffy souffle cake photograph, but this cake still looks pretty awesome :-).
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Things You Need To Make This Lemon Yogurt Cake Recipe:
- Springform pan…this makes this cake easier because it just pops out.
- This electric mixer is perfect to whip up the egg whites!
How to Make Lemon Yogurt Cake:
Gluten Free Turkish Fig and Yogurt Cake
Easy Turkish fig and yogurt cake
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup organic sugar, normally I use coconut sugar when I bake but I didn't want the color of coconut sugar to taint the color of this cake.
- 3 tablespoons Authentic Foods Multi Blend Flour, I loved this brand because the grains are ground superfine. It also has xanthan gum in the mix so no need to add more.
- 1 1/2 cups plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon grated zest
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons orange blossom water, see my substitution below
- 7 large figs, washed and halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly rub a spring form pan with butter.
- In a large bowl, beat the egg yolk with the sugar.
- Add in the gluten free flour, one tablespoon at a time.
- Mix in the yogurt and lemon zest.
- Add in the orange blossom water. If you can't find this, you can do what I did. Add 1/2 teaspoon orange extract and 1 teaspoon of water.
- With an electric mixer, beat egg whites until they are still and come to stiff points.
- Gently blend the meringue mixture into the batter.
- Pour into spring form pan and lay fig sections on top.
- Bake for 50 minutes, or until top is browned.
- Let the cake cool before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8Amount Per Serving:Calories: 143 Cholesterol: 83mg Sodium: 45mg Carbohydrates: 24g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 20g Protein: 7g
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Monica Volodarskiy
July 17, 2019 at 7:10 pmCan I make this with regular all-purpose flour? What are some substitutes for the brand you proposed?
Sandi Gaertner
July 17, 2019 at 7:27 pmThat is tough for me to answer Monica, I have been gluten free for over 10 years and I really don’t recall what it is like to bake with regular gluten flour. All I can say is give it a try, but again, I have not tested it.
Cerys
March 28, 2018 at 8:00 amThis was absolutely delicious reminded me of some the cakes that I tried whilst living in Greece especially with the figs. I will be making it again very soon.
Sandi Gaertner
March 28, 2018 at 9:39 amThank you so much Cerys. I would love to visit Greece someday 🙂
Denay DeGuzman
March 27, 2018 at 6:15 pmYesterday I was searching for a scrumptious yogurt cake recipe to make when I stumbled upon this fabulous recipe for your fig lemon yogurt cake. Let me tell you, this cake recipe is super scrumptious! My whole house smelled just like a bakery when I pulled my beautiful creation out of the oven! This recipe’s a keeper!
Sandi Gaertner
March 27, 2018 at 10:09 pmI am so glad you liked it Denay. I appreciate your coming back to let me know 🙂
Sandra
March 26, 2018 at 2:58 pmDelicious! Delicious! I always buy those cute little figs when they are in season but, I never know how to use them. Thanks for the recipe!
Sandi Gaertner
March 27, 2018 at 8:38 amYou are so welcome Sandra 🙂
Izzah | TeaforTurmeric
November 8, 2017 at 6:50 pmI was looking to make something GF with figs. Glad I came across this. I made it and it was a delight! Added rose water instead of orange blossom as well as a little nutmeg. Such a delicate dessert. Thanks!
Sandi Gaertner
November 8, 2017 at 10:39 pmThank you so much for stopping by to tell me you tried this recipe 🙂 I have never tried rosewater. Where did you find it?
Angela
October 23, 2016 at 5:51 amI love figs so this cake is amazing! I made it yesterday using my own homegrown brown turkey figs; used about 12 of them as they were smaller than the ones from the store. I also didn’t have any orange extract or orange water. I used lemon extract and I did have a tangerine; grated some rind of that too. Great texture; sort of like a souffle cake. Tasted fantastic; similar but even better than cheesecake.
Sandi Gaertner
October 23, 2016 at 8:56 pmI love that you were able to adapt this with what you had on hand. Thank you so much for your kind note 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
October 24, 2016 at 9:45 amThanks Chrystal.
Pug @ Pug's Modern Life
July 20, 2015 at 9:44 pmHoly wow that looks amazing! I never can turn down a good-looking cake, and certainly not one with FIGS!
Sandi Gaertner
July 20, 2015 at 9:56 pmThank you so much 🙂
Laura O|PetiteAllergyTreats
September 11, 2014 at 8:21 amGosh, this looks SO good! I’ve always wanted to try a fig cake but never found one gluten free. My search is over! Pinned.
Sandi Gaertner
September 11, 2014 at 8:55 amThank you Laura. I hope you like this one, it is one of my favorites.
Tallise
September 10, 2014 at 9:45 amWill rose water diluted with water taste good with this? I just have other recipies and uses for rosewater so i wouldn’t have to go buy orange blossom water. I can’t imagine it being terrible, but you never know if someone’s tried it already and knows!
Sandi Gaertner
September 10, 2014 at 10:27 amI am not sure Tallise. One option I read online is to soak orange peel in water for 6 hours, or overnight to get the flavor. If you try rose water, please let us know how it turns out 🙂
Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma)
September 10, 2014 at 8:17 amYou’ve done it again! This looks amazing!
Sandi Gaertner
September 10, 2014 at 9:01 amThank you Cindy 🙂
janelle
September 10, 2014 at 5:18 amLovely cake! I find figs to be a work of food art. This looks amazing.
Sandi Gaertner
September 10, 2014 at 7:12 amThank you very much Janelle 🙂
Ellen
September 9, 2014 at 8:47 pmThis looks absolutely divine! I love figs!
Sandi Gaertner
September 10, 2014 at 7:13 amI am glad you like it Ellen. Thank you 🙂
Lacy Wade
September 9, 2014 at 11:40 amWow, this looks delicious and your photos are beautiful!
Sandi Gaertner
September 9, 2014 at 1:10 pmThank you Lacy 🙂
Winnie
September 9, 2014 at 10:20 amVery beautiful cake and very unique!!
I’m dreaming now of eating a huge slice 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
September 9, 2014 at 11:04 amThank you Winnie 🙂
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
September 9, 2014 at 9:17 amThis is one of the most elegant desserts I have seen in a while. It looks amazingly delicious. I wish I was in your area to have sampled this. Beautiful.
Sandi Gaertner
September 9, 2014 at 9:58 amWow, thank you Michelle 🙂
Erren @ Erren's Kitchen
September 9, 2014 at 9:13 amWow, looks fantastic!
Sandi Gaertner
September 9, 2014 at 9:15 amThank you Erren 🙂
Brianna @Flippin' Delicious
September 8, 2014 at 7:21 pmAbsolutely beautiful! The cake is just gorgeous with the figs on top and looks delicious. Now I just need an occasion to bake such a pretty cake!
Sandi Gaertner
September 8, 2014 at 8:37 pmThank you so much Brianna 🙂
Ali the Skinny GF Chef
September 8, 2014 at 4:48 pmIt’s beautiful! It would be perfect for a dinner party. I’m going to make it soon so I have it in my recipes for the holidays. Thanks!
Sandi Gaertner
September 8, 2014 at 4:58 pmThank you Ali 🙂