Cake for Breakfast!
We are all ready for a special treat, so I’m sharing this
quick and easy cake recipe. It literally takes less than 10 minutes to mix, and
is healthier than most store-bought breakfast cereals. The recipe comes from my
Spanish Stepson’s Mom who shared this family heirloom recipe for “Coca” when 13-year
old Hugo moved into our London flat in Summer 2015. It's not a fancy cake (it's never frosted) but it is comforting. I hope this sweetness gives you something to look forward to in the morning!
Spanish Coca
1 ½ cup Flour
¾ cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
½ cup Oil (I use Sunflower Oil, but it’s good with any healthy oil -even Olive Oil works)
½ cup Yogurt (Doesn’t matter what kind. I use Plain but flavored yogurt or yogurt with fruit work)
2 large eggs
1 cup Fruit and/or Chocolate chips*
Handful of walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients
Add wet ingredients. Mix together with spatula until
well-blended.
Fold in Fruit and/or chocolate.
Sprinkle a little sugar and walnuts on top (walnuts are optional, but
they make it prettier)
Pour into 8-inch baking pan
Bake for 45 minutes or until knife come out clean.
Recipe makes 8-inch cake pan (recipe doubles easily for a
rectangle Pyrex baking pan)
*FRUIT IDEAS
- Shredded Granny Smith Apple with extra cinnamon and a little cardamom
- Banana coins with chocolate chips
- Small pieces of peach or pear
- Frozen Blueberries
- Frozen Mango (I cut the chunks into smaller pieces)