Orange And Lemon Yogurt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 250 ml yoghurt
• 125 g butter
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 2 lightly beaten eggs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 1 1/2 cups sifted self-raising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• fresh lemon rind, cut into strips
• orange rind, cut into strips

Recipe

• 1 oven temperature 350°f/180°c/gas 4.
• 2 beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• 3 add eggs and beat well.
• 4 in a separate bowl, stir yoghurt, juice, rind, sifted flour and bicarb together.
• 5 add to egg mixture and mix until well combined.
• 6 spoon into a greased 23 cm cake tin (9-inch) and bake for 45 minutes or until cake is cooked when tested with a skewer.
• 7 while the cake is baking, make the syrup.
• 8 syrup:.
• 9 put sugar, water, juice and rind in a saucepan.
• 10 over a low heat stir until sugar has dissolved.
• 11 allow syrup to simmer for 4 minutes then pour it over the cake while it is hot.
• 12 serve warm with a dollop of greek yoghurt, or cold with a cup of tea.