Lemon Yogurt Cake

full of zesty flavor
Full of zesty flavor
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Ingredients

For cake:
1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Kosher Salt
1 cup Plain yogurt whole-milk
1 ⅓ cups Sugar divided
3 Large eggs extra-large
2 tsp Lemon zest grated, 2 lemons
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract pure
½ cup Vegetable oil
⅓ cup Lemon juice freshly squeezed
For lemon glaze:
1 cup Confectioners' sugar
2 tbsp Lemon juice freshly squeezed

Nutritional information

383
calories
13g
fat
63.7g
carbohydrates
5.3g
protein
57mg
cholesterol
158mg
sodium
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Lemon Yogurt Cake

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Celebrate the weekend with this delicious Lemon Yogurt Cake! Inspired by an iconic French recipe, aka gâteau au yaourt, this cake features zesty lemon flavor and tangy lemon glaze. Light and tender, this cake is bursting with bright lemon flavor. And if you are a fan of lemon desserts, you will love this cake too.

Ready in a little less than one hour and a half, this recipe is pretty easy to make. Just preheat the oven, mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, mix the wet ones in a different one, mix all of the ingredients and fold the vegetable oil into the batter. Pour the batter into a loaf pan and bake until a skewer inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. While the cake bakes, make the lemon syrup. Pour the lemon syrup over the cake while the cake is still warm and let it cool completely. Meanwhile, prepare the lemon glaze. Serve the cake drizzled with lemon glaze, slice, and enjoy! 

To make the Lemon Yogurt Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for Lemon Yogurt Cake

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Steps to make Lemon Yogurt Cake

1

Heat oven and prepare loaf pan

5

Preheat the oven to 350 °F and grease an 8 ½- by 4 ¼-by 2 ½-inch loaf pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and grease it too. Flour the pan.

2

Sift dry ingredients

2

Into a bowl, sift together 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and ½ a teaspoon kosher salt.

3

Combine wet ingredients

3

In another bowl, whisk together 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt, 1 cup sugar, 3 extra-large eggs, 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest, and ½ a teaspoon pure vanilla extract.

4

Combine wet and dry ingredients

2

Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until well combined.

5

Add oil

2

Fold ½ a cup vegetable oil into the batter with a rubber spatula. Make sure the oil is well incorporated.

6

Transfer batter to loaf pan

1

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and level the top.

7

Bake

50

Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a cake tester or a skewer inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.

8

Make lemon syrup

3

Meanwhile, combine ⅓ a cup lemon juice and the remaining ⅓ a cup sugar in a small pan. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear. Set aside.

9

Cool

10

Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then gently place it on a baking rack over a sheet pan. While the cake is still warm, pour the lemon syrup over the cake and allow it to soak in. Let cool completely.

10

Make lemon glaze

3

In a small bowl, combine 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice.

11

Serve

Pour the lemon glaze over the cake and serve.

This easy Lemon Yogurt Cake recipe makes a delicious loaf that you can enjoy as dessert to round out your meal or snack paired with a cup of coffee or tea. Made it? Let us know! Snap a photo of your cake and tag us @cookmerecipes on Instagram. We love seeing what you’ve made!

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Athina

It was just amazing! Thanks for haring the recipe!

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