Turkish · Dessert

Yoghurt Cake with Lemon Syrup

Name: Yoghurt Cake with Lemon Syrup
Total time: 1 h 34 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 110 g unsalted butter, softened; ½ lemon, zest, finely grated; 140 g caster sugar; 3 eggs, large, separated; 150 g plain yoghurt; 200 g all-purpose flour; 1¼ tsp baking powder; 1 pinch salt; ¼ tsp baking soda; 130 g sugar; 110 ml water; 1 piece lemon rind, thin strip; 2 tsp lemon juice, strained; 100 ml whipped cream

A moist, tender ring cake lightened with whipped egg whites and soaked in a lemon syrup. Slice it warm with a spoonful of cream.

YieldServes 8
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 34 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

110 gunsalted butter, softened
½lemon, zest, finely grated
140 gcaster sugar
3eggs, large, separated
150 gplain yoghurt
200 gall-purpose flour
1¼ tspbaking powder
1 pinchsalt
¼ tspbaking soda

Syrup

130 gsugar
110 mlwater
1 piecelemon rind, thin strip
2 tsplemon juice, strained

To serve

100 mlwhipped creamoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

Syrup

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