Lemon yoghurt cake
Prep
20m
Cook
1h
serves
8
Ingredients (12)
- 185g unsalted butter
- 200g caster sugar
- 7 tablespoons honey
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 5 eggs, separated
- 280g plain flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, sifted
- 410ml thick Greek yoghurt
- 75g sultanas
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 tablespoons (1/4 cup) chopped unsalted pistachios
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat oven to 160°C (not fan-forced). Grease a 23cm springform cake pan, then line the base with baking paper.
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2.Beat butter, sugar and 2 tablespoons of the honey with electric beaters until light and fluffy.
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3.Add rind, then add yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in flour, baking powder and soda, then stir in 110ml of the yoghurt.
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4.In a separate bowl, beat eggwhites until soft peaks form, then gently fold into mixture with sultanas. Pour into cake pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
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5.Meanwhile, combine the lemon juice, 3 tablespoons honey and the cinnamon in a saucepan, then boil for 1 minute. Remove to cool slightly.
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6.Prick cake several times with a skewer and drizzle with syrup. Cool completely.
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7.To serve, spread with remaining yoghurt and drizzle with remaining honey. Garnish with pistachios.
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