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Lemon Greek Yogurt Cake Recipe

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Easy and quick lemon Greek yogurt cake / bread recipe with a citrusy bite from fresh lemon zest balanced by the sweet aromas of vanilla and powdered sugar finish. Lovely sprinkled with some healthy chopped pistachios, a few berries or some of these balsamic roasted figs. Whatever tickles your taste buds. 
 
Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake in Bundt Cake Form
There’s no butter in my recipe, as always I go to my healthy fat of choice: the extra virgin olive oil, forever and ever!
 
You can bake this in a simple loaf pan for nice coffee shop looking slices covered in powdered sugar, or dust off your bundt cake pan for a more festive look. You can even make it in a spring form pan If that’s what you have.
 
Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake / Loaf Slices with Powdered Sugar and Vanilla
Feel free to fold some berries into the batter as I do with my muffin cake if you insist,  however I find this to be best in its simplicity with a snow like cover of powdered sugar. 
Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake / Loaf Slices with Powdered Sugar and Vanilla
 
Because I store my pizza stone in the oven, I accidentally heat it up with the oven even when I’m not making pizza. That’s how I found out that it helps to attain a nice crusty bottom on my yogurt cake. We happen to absolutely love that, so If that’s what you are after then use your pizza stone friends!  
But remember that your cake will be done a little sooner, so I’d check it after 35 minutes.
Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake in Bundt Cake Form
 
A little lemon or marmalade glaze, Greek yogurt icing or chocolate frosting would be a nice compliment If you were after a richer dessert.

Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake in Bundt Cake Form with Powdered Sugar

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Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 
Easy and quick lemon Greek yogurt cake / bread recipe with a citrusy bite from fresh lemon zest balanced by the sweet aromas of vanilla and powdered sugar finish
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 278 kcal
Author: Florentina
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cups Greek yogurt
  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 organic eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 lemon - zested
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp flour ( for dusting the pan)
  • 1 tbsp butter ( for greasing the pan)
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350”F.

  2. In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour with the baking powder and sea salt. Set aside.

  3. In another bowl whisk together the eggs with the sugar until creamy. Add the vanilla extract, lemon zest and olive oil and whisk again until combined. Add the Greek yogurt and whisk until incorporated.

  4. Pour the wet mixture in the bowl with the flour mix and use a spatula fold together until combined.

  5. Prepare a nonstick loaf or bundt pan by coating it with a thin layer of the butter. Sprinkle with some flour tapping out all the excess.

  6. Pour the cake batter inside the prepare pan and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, for 35 to 45 minutes depending on the type of pan you are using. Check at 35 minutes by inserting a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean your cake is done, otherwise continue baking by 10 minutes and check again. 

  7. Transfer the cake to a wire rack and allow it to cool completely before inverting onto a board or plate.

    Dust with powder sugar, slice and enjoy.  

Nutrition Facts
Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 278 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 33mg11%
Sodium 136mg6%
Potassium 175mg5%
Carbohydrates 38g13%
Sugar 22g24%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 45IU1%
Vitamin C 5.7mg7%
Calcium 70mg7%
Iron 1.3mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake in Bundt Cake Form

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Hi, I'm Florentina, the voice behind the wholesome recipes you find in this journal. But I'm not alone, I'm really just channeling the Man in the Photo, one recipe at a time! Thank you for joining me in my quest for the art of simple, rustic living, trying to capture the raw beauty of organic food & life through the lens of my Iphone and camera.

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  4. Lisa Carter

    5 stars
    Delicious! My daughter and I just made this cake. It is so moist and flavoursome. I browsed a lot of similar recipes before choosing this one but none used as much yoghurt and many used butter not olive oil. Thank you 🙂

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