French Lemon Yogurt Cake
French yogurt cake is a plain and simple loaf cake, something like a cross between a lemon pound cake and a traditional sponge cake. This is a classic, easy lemon loaf cake recipe for home bakers. It's moist, lemony and foolproof to make!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon softened butter for pan
- 1 cup (140 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (42 g) almond flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
- ½ cup (120 g) plain whole milk yogurt I like Greek yogurt
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup (125 ml) neutral vegetable oil such as canola or safflower
Instructions
- Center oven rack and preheat to 350 (175C) degrees. Butter a standard loaf pan and lightly coat with flour, tapping out the excess.
- Whisk together the flours, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- Put the sugar in a medium bowl with the zest and rub with your fingertips until sugar is moist and aromatic. Add the yogurt, and eggs. Whisk until blended, then add the oil and whisk until emulsified.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the flour mixture and fold with a spatula or wooden spoon until no flour is visible.
- Scrape the batter into pan and bake 50-55 minutes, or until cake is golden brown and beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan.
- Transfer pan to a rack and cool 5 minutes. Run a blunt knife around edges before unmolding onto a rack to cool, right side up.
Notes
- Lemon yogurt cake can be frozen and stored up to 2 months. Be sure to cool completely, then wrap the loaf securely in two layers of plastic wrap before placing in the freezer.
- Put 1 1/2 cups powdered confectioner's sugar in a bowl. Whisk in 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice and 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil to make a thick glaze.
- You can sub the same amount of vanilla yogurt for plain. If you do, reduce the amount of sugar in the batter to 3/4 cup.
- If you're into it, use a half and half blend of neutral vegetable oil and extra-virgin olive oil. Italian lemon oil is amazing!
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 6gFat: 21gSodium: 299mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26g
