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This a greek version of the French yogurt cake. In the background there is sugar bowl, milk jar, coffee cup with nature in the background

Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake Recipe

Written by Published on Updated on May 16, 2023 in Cakes, Snacks

Hello foodie friends,

I’ve been back baking again this week and wanted to share this Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake Recipe.  This Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake recipe is a great snack or dessert and has a delicious taste, made easy with a few simple ingredients.  Most Yogurt cake recipes have olive oil as one of the ingredients rather than butter.  They say that olive oil makes the cake lighter, I’m not really sure about that because I use Greek olive oil, and the cakes I make with olive oil turn out heavier.  Granted, it is a much healthier version than using butter when making cakes.  But it all depends on the olive oil you prefer to use when cooking.

I used Greek yogurt with 5% fat for this cake, now you can use whichever yogurt you prefer, Greek or Greek-style nonfat yogurt.  I’ve tried the Greek-style yogurt I’m not really crazy about the taste, it’s way too watery for me.  To give this Yogurt Lemon Cake a bit of a tangy taste I also added lemon zest to this cake.

The original Yogurt cake or Gâteau au yaourt, comes from France.  When I first came across this recipe I was surprised that a yogurt container was being used for measuring.  I thought that was brilliant because if we go way back in the day most of the small gadgets/utensils that we have in our kitchens today didn’t exist.  I thought about using a small yogurt container but unfortunately, I remembered that the Greek yogurt I bought this time around was in a larger one-kilo container.  You can dust the cake with powdered sugar if you wish and the next time I make this cake I will surely use a small yogurt container.

Have a great morning/afternoon/evening

Till next time 🙂

This a greek version of the French yogurt cake. In the background there is sugar bowl, milk jar, coffee cup with nature in the background

Greek Yogurt Lemon Cake Recipe

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An easy and quick delicious cake made with Greek yogurt and lemon zest for a tangy taste.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Cakes, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine French, Greek
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 eggs medium size
  • 1 ½ cups self-rising flour
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt 5% fat (optional)
  • 1 cup margarine room temp
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 whole lemon grated zest
  • powdered sugar optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180c. In a large mixing bowl add margarine and sugar and beat until fluffy at high speed
    Room temp butter and sugar in a bowl
  • Fold into the batter the Greek yogurt,
    Greek yogurt with 5% fast in a measuring cup
  • the eggs
    whole eggs in a mixing bowl.
  • and the shifted self-rising flour.
    shifted all purpose flour
  • Beat on high speed for a few minutes, then add in the lemon zest. Give it a good quick stir.
    cake batter with lemon zest in a mixing bowl.
  • Place a piece of parchment paper into a tin cake loaf pan. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and use a spatula to even out.
    Cake batter emptied onto a large sheet of parchment paper placed in a tin loaf cake mold.
  • Bake for 50 min or until golden brown. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve all day.
    This a greek version of the French yogurt cake. In the background there is sugar bowl, milk jar, coffee cup with nature in the background
Keyword cakes, Easy, Greek Yogurt

KALI OREXI!!

 

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

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