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lemon yoghurt cake

Mary Berry Yoghurt Cake

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 1 cake

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups 11oz caster sugar
  • 1 cup self raising flour
  • 3.5 tbsp 1/2 stick butter
  • 3 eggs large
  • 1 cup greek yoghurt
  • 1 lemon rind grated

For the icing

  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 180C / 160C with fan.
  • Grease a baking tin of 8 inch diameter
  • Beat together the egg yolks, sugar and butter in a bowl using a fork or an electric mixer.
  • Add the greek yoghurt, lemon rind and continue mixing until smooth
  • Whisk the egg whites separately in a bowl
  • Gently fold in the flour first and then the egg whites.
  • Pour the mixture into the greased tin and bake for 1-1/4 hours or until the cake has risen and thoroughly cooked.
  • Leave to cool off on a wire rack.
  • For the icing
  • Sift the icing sugar, and mix together with the lemon juice.
  • Pour over the cold cake and leave to set.
Keyword greek yogurt, lemon, Mary Berry Cakes