Gâteau au Yaourt: Typical dessert French children make

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