Lemon Cake

Name: Lemon Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup Greek yogurt; 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind; 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; Lemon Syrup; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 lemon, rind of, cut into strips

13 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 cup butter
1 cup caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Lemon Syrup
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, rind of, cut into strips

Directions

1

Pre-heat oven to 180C degrees (375F degrees).
2

Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until light and creamy.
3

Add eggs and beat well.
4

In a separate bowl, stir together yoghurt, lemon juice, rind, sifted flour and bicarb.
5

Add to egg mixture and mix until well combined.
6

Spoon mixture into a greased 23 cm cake tin and bake for 45 minutes or until cake is cooked when tested with a skewer.
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Syrup-----------.
9

Place sugar, water, lemon juice and rind into a saucepan.
10

Cook, stirring over a low heat until sugar has dissolved.
11

Allow syrup to simmer for 4 minutes, then immediately pour syrup over cake while it is hot and still in the tin.
12

Allow cake to stand for 5 minutes and serve with a dollop of Greek Yoghurt.