Lemon Cake

As we all know, December is the time of sweets, cakes, and dinners with friends and family. One of our all-time favorite cakes is the Lemon Cake as it is super easy to prepare, easy to digest and not too caloric.

The best thing about this recipe is you can switch out the lemon flavor yogurt for something else (e.g. Chocolate, or simply natural yogurt). This recipe is totally versatile and adaptable to your taste.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cooking Time: 40 Minutes

Ingredients (you can use the yogurt cup to measure which makes it super easy)

• Eggs - 3

• Lemon Yogurt (1 yogurt ca. 150/200 gr)

• Sunflower Oil (1 Yogurt Cup)

• Fine Sugar (2 Yogurt Cups)

• Flour (3 Yogurt Cups)

• Baking Powder (around 20 grams)

• Lemon Zest + Juice from a lemon

How to:

1. Break the eggs, place them in a large bowl with the sugar and beat well with a hand rod (if you don’t have a rod you can use a wooden spoon).

2. Add the lemon yogurt and sunflower oil and continue beating. Clean the lemon and with the grater, grate the top off.

3. Sieve (pass through the strainer) the flour on top of the dough and mix well.

4. Spread a mold with butter, sprinkle it with flour (important!) and pour the dough inside. Place it in the previously heated oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes.

5. Turn off the oven, remove the cake and let it temper. Pass a knife through the edges of the mold to easily remove the cake.

Tips:

It is important you only grate the outer part of the lemon (the yellow part) because if you get to the white part it will be bitter.

Remove the ingredients from the fridge around 10 minutes before starting with the recipe in order for the butter not to be too hard.

Don’t open the oven door once the cake is inside.

Lemon Glaze on Top:

• 1 3/4 cups of confectioners sugar

• 1/4 cup of lemon juice

• the zest of one lemon (or more!)

• 1 tsp of salted butter

How To:

1. In a large cup combine the sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

2. Add in the butter then microwave on high for 45 seconds.

3. Take out the measuring cup and whisk until smooth, making sure there are no lumps.

4. Let it sit for a few minutes then pour it over your cake.