I LOVE pound cake. I however DON’T love the calories and butter that comes along with it. I used to make this wonderful almond pound cake years ago and I often think about it, craving a slice. But then I think…4 sticks of butter for that little bit of cake! Then I shudder and try to think of something else. Now, I have found that substitutions are my best friend. Sometimes, instead of using oil, I use applesauce, when I run out of buttermilk, I use regular milk and vinegar. Recently, I did a post where I used yogurt, instead of buttermilk for making biscuits. Why not with my favorite pound cake? Well, here is my results: A wonderful MOIST pound cake with an incredible flavor. As always, with pound cakes and with cheese cakes, I recommend you make this a day before serving. The flavor have a chance to develop. I hope you try it and enjoy!
The Lighter Side of Pound Cake
Ingredients:
1 stick (1/4 cup) of butter, softened
3/4 cup of low-fat yogurt
2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
less than 1/8th teaspoon of salt
1 cup of sugar
5 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325 F and grease a loaf pan
- Mix all ingredients together, until combined. Do not over-mix or you will get tunnels in your cake.
- Pour into greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Let cake rest for 5 minutes before removing from pan.
- Allow cake to cool on a rack.
Serve as is, or toasted with ice cream or whipped cream…YUM
Glorious Poundcake, how have I missed you!
Samina Cooks 
Thank you for a lighter version!
You are welcome! Thank you for visiting and happy cooking!
I love cakes which use yoghurt, they always turn out wonderfully moist. This pound cake sure looks like one!
I was surprised how much more moist this cake was, compared to my usual pound cake recipes. I am definitely not going back to regular pound cake 🙂
Who cares about the butter as long as it taste good 🙂
Thats my concept in life, you only live for a short time! make the most out of it and eat really good food.
🙂 While I agree with the concept, I love making foods that not only taste good, but are healthy 🙂 That is what I always try to do, when I make foods.
Mmmmm, love pound cake! This looks so yummy!
Thank you so much!
Pound Cake used to be a staple in my house growing up but I haven’t eaten it in quite sometime. I already sent this recipe to my mom and she is excited to try it. This is my favorite blog to come to for food innovations… love this girl 🙂
lol I hope you and your mother like it!
Girl, she loves it. She likes trying new things.. that’s where I get it from (laughs).
Looks Yummy! I am a pound cake lover too =)
Pound cake 🙂 What’s not to love!? At least we now have a less guilty version
’twas delicious!
🙂 Yup!