Cakes are typically flour-based, include sugar and eggs, and are baked in the oven. They often have a component that causes a rise, and can be made with or without fat.

Recipe for Gateau au Yaourt (Yogurt Cake). 1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan. Dust the pan with flour, tapping out the excess.

Pour batter into prepared cake pan, and smooth top. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and a wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool in pan ...

Gateau Basque is kind of like a tart, or a pie, or a cookie -- and the filled cake is one of the more unusual desserts in cookbook author Dorie Greenspan's repertoire.

Doubling as a delicious maths problem, France's easy-to-make yoghurt cake recipe relies on volume measures facilitated by the ubiquitous 125g terracotta yoghurt pot.

Method . Step 1 Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Step 2 Butter and flour an 8½ x 4½-in (22x11cm) loaf pan. Step 3 Empty the yoghurt from its little jar into a mixing bowl.

In the translated version of the famous Larousse Gastronomique, the bible of French cooking first published in 1938, a cake and a gâteau are classified differently.