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Gâteau au Yaourt: Typical dessert French children make

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Gâteau au Yaourt

In France, children typically learn this fun French recipe, gâteau au yaourt. It is a basic cake recipe that includes yogurt. 'Gâteau' means cake and 'Yaourt' means yogurt, so the literally translation is 'yogurt cake.' You measure it with a standard pot of yogurt, so no other measuring tools are needed. It is similar to our pound cake and is a quick favorite dessert. 

If your child is currently taking a K-5 Beginner French for Kids Class, this would be a great activity to do while incorporating French vocabulary.

 

This recipe comes from our French teacher Janet Geerlings.

Ingredients:

  • (1) 150g pot of yogurt
  • 1/2 pot of oil
  • 2 pots of sugar
  • 3 pots of flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

 

 

Here are some vocabulary words you could include:

Verbs: 

To mix - mélanger

To bake - cuire

To make - faire

 

Nouns:

Flour - farine

Oil - huile

Sugar - sucre

Eggs - œufs