Lemon Cake

WOW. Seriously, wow. 

Lemon Cake

• 1 1/2 cups Flour
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/3 cups Plain Yogurt
• 1 1/3 cups Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 1/3 cup Lemon Juice
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil (I used Canola)
• 2 teaspoons Lemon Zest

Preheat Oven to 350 F and grease a bread loaf pan (8 1/2 x4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch). Line bottom with wax paper, grease and flour.

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in one bowl. In another bowl, whisk eggs, 1 cup of the sugar, yogurt, lemon zest and vanilla. Slowly whisk together dry and wet bowls into one.

Fold vegetable oil into batter and combine.

Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes. When the cake is done, allow it to cool for 10 minutes before flipping out onto a baking sheet.

Meanwhile....

Cook 1/3 cup lemon juice and remaining sugar in a pan until the sugar dissolves and the mix is clear. Set aside....

Pour lemon sugar mix onto warm cake and allow to soak and cool.

Glaze

• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice

Combine and pour over cake

Thank you once again, Ina Garten!

Comments

[tinned tomatoes]

Everyone seems in the mood for lemon cake/tart etc just now. I just made a moist lemon cake with lemon frosting, sprinkled with coconut. Yum! I love the sound of your cake too!

[Maija Haavisto]

Sounds yummy. Bryanna Clark Grogan also has a great lemon cake recipe in her blog, but it's quite labour intensive. This one I could try (without the eggs, of course).

[Jen LeFebre]

I just served this for dinner guests and it was a hit with everyone...especially me! YUM! Thanks so much for posting the recipe.

[The Cup]

Thanks for the recipe! Lemon cakes are always under rated! :)