Lemon Yogurt Cake. One of my all time favourite cake. I have already shared a version of it before. But I could never get enough with the combination of yogurt and lemon. So here i am with another recipe of it. Lemon yogurt cake is a very popular french inspired cake. This is not the cake loaded with frosting and all. A plain basic cake with the perfect crumbs and mild lemon taste.
Yogurt is a wonderful addition to the cake to create moist crumbs in cakes. The lemon added in the cake not only provides a wonderful lemon taste and flavour to the cake but keeps the cake moist for longer. Lemon also adds a tang to the cake which balance the whole taste of the cake.
Ingredients
- 1½ cup All Purpose Flour (maida) (180 grams)
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Plain Yogurt (120 ml)
- 1 cup Sugar (200 grams)
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- ½ cup Oil (120 ml)
- 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
- 4 tbsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C (356 degree F). Grease a 8 inch round pan with oil and sprinkle flour all over it. Coat on all sides and tap off the excess.
- Now take flour, baking powder, salt in a bowl and whisk till combined. Set aside.
- Take yogurt, sugar, oil, lemon zest and eggs in a bowl and whisk well.
- Add in flour in it and fold gently. Dont over mix.
- Spoon this into the baking pan and bake for 30 to 40 mins. Insert a toothpick to check whether the cake is done or not.
- Now remove it from oven and let it cool in the tin for 10 mins. Now ease the sides and invert it.
- Cool it down.
- When the cake is cooling, make icing by mixing up icing sugar and lemon juice. Pour this over the warm cake and slice and serve.
