Lemon Yogurt Cake
Delicately glazed lemon yogurt cake with a moist crumb and crisp lemon flavor. Perfect for teatime or dessert. Easy to make with simple ingredients and a crowd pleaser!
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 406kcal
Cost: $8
Ingredients
Lemon Cake
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 212g, scoop and level to measure
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup vegetable oil
Optional Lemon Syrup Soak (see note below)
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Glaze
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Sliced lemon for garnish
Instructions
- Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F. Use parchment paper or grease and flour the inside of a 5x9 loaf pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the yogurt, 1 cup of sugar, eggs, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet. Then, using a spatula, fold the vegetable oil into the batter until incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- When the cake is done, allow it to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and place on a baking rack lined with a baking sheet. If you want more even more lemon flavor, see the note below to add a sweetened lemon syrup soak into the cake.
- after the cake is completely cooled, you can add a white glaze. For the glaze, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Wait a few minutes slightly thickened. Drizzle over the cake.
Notes
Want More tart lemon flavor?
- Mix ¼ cup lemon juice and ¼ cup sugar in a small pan. Stir gently over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear.
- Remove the cake from the oven and lift out of the loaf pan within 10 minutes. Turn upside down and ladle or brush the lemon syrup mixture on.
- Allow the mixture to soak in for a few minutes before turning right side up to cool completely.
- At this point choose whether to use the lemon glaze to ice your cake as well.
Nutrition
Serving: 11-inch slice | Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 53.5g | Protein: 14.6g | Fat: 15.2g | Saturated Fat: 3.8g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 34.5g | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 1mg
