Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Servings 4
Ingredients
- Cake
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup full-fat yogurt
- 1/2 cup + 1/3 cup olive oil
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 teaspoons poppy seeds
- [b]Topping/Garnish
- [/b]1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180C).
- Beat eggs and sugar until creamy.
- Add in olive oil, yogurt, lemon juice and grated zest, beat until blended.
- Sift together flour and baking powder and gradually combine mixture with wet ingredients beating together until well combined.
- Fold in poppy seeds.
- Brush a cake pan with melted butter and pour the batter into it.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.