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Lemon Yoghurt Cake
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Ingredients
For the cake:
- 190g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 240ml natural whole-milk yoghurt
- 280g caster sugar, divided
- 3 extra-large eggs
- 2 tsp Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla essence
- 120ml vegetable oil
- 80ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
For the glaze:
- 110g Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Method
How to make Lemon Yoghurt Cake
1) Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Grease a 21 by 11 by 6cm loaf pan. Line the bottom with greaseproof paper and grease and flour the pan.
2) Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. In another bowl, Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisk together the yoghurt, 200g of sugar, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla. Slowly Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
3) With a rubber spatula, fold the vegetable oil into the batter, making sure it's all incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a cake tester placed in the centre of the loaf comes out clean.
4) Meanwhile, heat the fresh lemon juice and the remaining 80g of sugar in a small pan until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear. Set aside to cool.
5) When the cake is done, allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Carefully place the cake on a baking rack over a sheet tray. While the cake is still warm, pour over the lemon-sugar mixture and allow it to soak in. Cool.
6) For the glaze, combine the Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar and lemon juice and pour over the top of the cake.
