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Cloud Cake Recipe: Light, Fluffy & Gluten-Free Dessert You’ll Love

cloud cake recipe with golden top and powdered sugar

This 5-ingredient cloud cake recipe is ultra-light, naturally gluten-free, and perfect with a dusting of sugar or berries. It’s soft, airy, and melts in your mouth.

Ingredients

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4 eggs (separated)

1 cup (240g) full-fat Greek yogurt

1 cup (240g) sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla bean paste

1 tbsp cornstarch (cornflour)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 320°F (160°C). Line and foil-wrap an 8-inch springform pan.

2. Separate eggs whites into a clean bowl, yolks into another.

3. Mix condensed milk, yogurt, and vanilla into yolks. Sift in cornstarch and stir.

4. Whip egg whites until stiff peaks form.

5. Fold whites into yolk mixture in 3–4 batches, gently.

6. Place springform in a roasting pan and fill outer pan with hot water halfway up.

7. Bake for 45 minutes until golden. Turn off oven, leave cake to cool inside.

8. Chill cake in fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.

9. Dust with powdered sugar and top with fresh fruit before serving.

Notes

Use glass or metal bowl for whipping egg whites no grease allowed.

Don’t overbeat egg whites or open the oven mid-bake.

Fat-free yogurt or regular yogurt won’t work only full-fat Greek-style.

Let the cake cool completely before refrigerating to ensure a clean slice.

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