Name: Greek yoghurt lemon cake with lemon syrup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 150 gram butter, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cup caster sugar; 3 eggs, at room temperature; 500 gram greek-style natural yoghurt; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest, plus strips, to serve; 3/4 cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoon honey

Ingredients

150 gram butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cup caster sugar

3 eggs, at room temperature

500 gram greek-style natural yoghurt

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest, plus strips, to serve

3/4 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoon honey

Method

Greek yogurt lemon cake with lemon syrup

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 1.5-litre (6-cup) 24cm (top measurement) ring cake pan.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1 cup of the sugar in a bowl until light and creamy. Add eggs, one by one, beating well after each addition. Fold in 1 cup of the yoghurt, then the flour, half the zest and 1/4 cup of the juice until combined.

3.Pour mixture into prepared pan; level surface. Bake 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate.

4.In a small saucepan, combine remaining sugar, remaining zest and remaining juice over low heat. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat. Simmer 4 minutes or until syrup has reduced and thickened slightly.

5.Pour warm syrup over warm cake. Sprinkle with zest strips. Place honey and remaining yoghurt in a bowl; stir to combine. Serve cake with yoghurt mixture.

When you have extra lemons, freeze juice in ice-cube trays for later use. You’ll need about 4 lemons.
Note

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