• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup wheat germ (2 cups of whole wheat flour can be substituted for the regular flour and wheat germ
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup plain yogurt

Beat together butter and sugar. Add in vanilla and eggs and beat till smooth.

Combine flour, wheat germ and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture alternately with yogurt to batter, blending well after each addition.

Bake at 325º in two greased and floured loaf pans or one tube pan for about one hour. Cool for half an hour before removing from the pans.

Makes 2 cakes