Lemon Yoghurt Cake

Recently I am up for baking cakes again which I have left behind for sometime. I chanced upon this recipe from one of the "Flavours Magazine" and it catches my attention as the recipe called for lemon and yogurt which are my favourite ingredients for cakes. As mentioned by the author, this cake wasn't a rich cake and it wasn't too sweet as well. It is some sort like those sourish cake with compact texture. Thus, it is best to serves with some fruit jam, fruit sauce, maple syrup or honey. In this way, the condiment compliments the cake with a touch of sweetness to the taste. I have tried both no sugar added and sweetened fruit jams, I would say the sweetened fruit jam makes this cake tastes better. If you prefer a sweeter cake, you may increase the sugar amount, reduce the lemon zest or use sweetened plain yogurt. As a personal preference, I like to savour this cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle with strawberry sauce. Try whatever ways that suit your taste bud for something more exotic and delicious.


Since the baking mood is back again, I hope I can bake more cakes to share with all of you. Nevertheless, I still have a lot of to-do list pending in my folder. It is time for me to sort it out and carry on the baking experiment again! *LOL*. Till then, catch up with all of you again and have a nice weekend.

Ingredients: 400g plain flour (I used cake flour) 2 tsp baking powder 2 eggs, lightly beaten grated zest of 3 lemons 250g caster sugar 1/8 tsp salt 100g butter, melted 200g plain yoghurt To serve: Fruit jam or preserves Methods: 1. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line a 20 cm round cake pan with greaseproof paper. 2. Sift together the flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl. 3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, lemon zest, sugar and salt. Mix with a whisk. Add the flour, butter and yoghurt; stir to combine. 4. Pour batter into the cake pan and bake in middle rack for 30ins, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. 5. Cool the cake and serve with jam or fruit preserves. Note: • You may reduce the amount of lemon zest if you prefer a less sourish cake. • You may increase the amount of sugar if you prefer a sweeter cake. • You may also use sweetened plain yoghurt to increase the sweetness of the cake. • Serve this cake with fruit jam, fruit sauce, maple syrup or honey.