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Yoghurt & Lemon Cake

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13 April 2021 BY Julie Biuso
SERVES: 10

Yoghurt & Lemon Cake with Khoshaf

This easy whisked sponge is made with yoghurt and oil which gives it a light texture and good lemony tang.

Ingredients
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2 cups (280g / 9½ oz) standard flour 3 tsp baking powder 2 large (size 7) free-range eggs, at room temperature 1 cup (200g / 7 oz) caster (superfine granulated) sugar Finely grated zest 1 lemon 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup plain unsweetened yoghurt ½ cup (125ml) light oil Icing (confectioner’s) sugar for dusting over Greek yoghurt for serving

Method
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1 Line a 23cm (9”) deep cake tin on the bottom and sides with baking (parchment) paper. Sift flour and baking powder together twice onto a piece of paper.

2 Using a hand-held electric beater, whisk eggs for 30 seconds on low speed, then whisk in sugar a spoonful at a time. Increase speed and continue whisking until mixture is thick, pale and creamy and will form ribbons when the beaters are lifted up (the mixture will fall off the beater in a thick trail). Add lemon zest and juice and vanilla extract and beat for 1 minute more. Sift over flour and baking powder and fold in with a large spoon. Mix in yoghurt, then finally oil.

3 Pour batter into prepared tin. Bake for about 40 minutes in an oven preheated to 180°C (350°F; do not use fanbake), or until lightly golden on the top and pulling away slightly from the sides of the tin. Cool for 10 minutes in the tin then turn out onto a cake rack lined with a piece of baking (parchment) paper to cool. Dust with icing sugar before serving. Cut into wedges or squares and serve with yoghurt.

Recipe Notes

This is easier to make than a cake made by creaming butter and sugar together, though you do need beaters to whip the sugar and eggs (If you have a cake mixer, by all means use it). It’ll keep moist for a day or two providing you keep it wrapped and airtight. For tips on cake tins and lining tins go to these Links

Cake tins

Lining a cake tin

For a treat, serve with Khoshaf

Khoshaf – a bowl of exotic fruits plumped in syrup & rosewater

Khoshaf

 

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  1. Angie says

    20 April 2021 at 7:46 am

    what temp. do I use as my oven only has fan bake?

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    • Julie Biuso says

      28 April 2021 at 3:20 pm

      Hi Angie,
      Drop the temperature by 10°C. If the top is browned but the cake not cooked in the centre, drape top with tin foil to stop drying out. Also, make sure the cake rack is set BELOW the centre of the oven so that the cake once in the oven is around the middle of the oven so heat distribution is even. Hope that helps Julie

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