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Lemon Syrup Cake

Lemon cake with lemon syrup topping
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Baking
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Eggs
  • 3/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Lemon, finely grated rind
  • 1/4 Cup Lemon juice
  • 1 Cup Greek yoghurt
  • 1 3/4 Cup Castor sugar
  • 2 Cups Self Raising Flour

Lemon Syrup Icing

  • 1/3 Cup White Sugar
  • 1/3 Cup Lemon Juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 160C
  • In a large bowl place the oil, eggs, lemon zest, sugar, yoghurt and lemon juice, whisk to combine.
  • Sift in the flour and stir until smooth.
  • Pour into a well greased large bundt tin or ring tin. (I use a silicone mould which doesn't need greasing)
  • Bake for 20 minutes, reduce temperature to 150C and cook a further 30-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
  • Remove cake from oven and leave cake in tin to cool for 15 minutes.
  • Combine extra sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl or jug.
  • Remove cake from the tin and put onto a cake plate.
  • While the cake is still hot spoon over the the sugar and juice mixture.
  • Serve with thick cream.

Notes

Replacing the regular flour with equal parts gluten free flour and almond meal/flour works well and replacing yoghurt with coconut yoghurt easily makes this cake gluten and dairy free.
You could make the cake with any citrus or a mixture if you like, lime, orange, mandarin etc.  
This cake is delicious served with a dollop of lemon curd and thick cream.
Keyword Cake, Lemon, Lemon Cake, Syrup Cake