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Chobani UK has launched a competition, CHOBrunch, to win a full weekend pass to Food Blogger Connect. I am taking part with this recipe for Lemon Yogurt and Cherry Cake.

For the CHOBrunch competition, I adapted The Boy Who Bakes recipe, changing the preparation slightly (ie. the order in which the ingredients are added). Everything else follows the original recipe, which worked out perfectly.

Ingredients

For the cake

• 225g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 150g unsalted butter, softened
• 200g caster sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• zest of 1 lemon
• 175ml Chobani plain yogurt
• 150g cherries, pitted and quartered

For the frosting

• 100g unsalted butter, softened
• 200g icing sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 80g lemon curd
• 1 tbsp milk

Preparation

Grease and line a 2lb loaf pan and preheat the oven to 180C/160 °C Fan.

In a medium bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt together.

Using a food processor, mix the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one by one, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Finally, fold in the yogurt using a spatula. Be careful not to over-stir the yogurt or you would thin it out.

Sift the dry ingredients over the cake batter and gently fold together until fully combined.

Lightly dust the cherries with about a teaspoon of flour, which will prevent the cherries from sinking in the cake, then lightly mix into the batter.