French Grandmother’s Lemon Yogurt Cake

This fabulous French Grandmother’s Lemon Yogurt Cake has a really fun history. It’s also moist, super delicious and can be thrown together in minutes!

Servings: 12

Ingredients

For the cake:

½ cup plain yogurt or Greek yogurt
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
grated lemon zest from 1 medium-size lemon
½ cup sunflower grape seed or canola oil

For the glaze:

¼ cup fresh lemon juice
¾ cup of powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350˚F (175˚C). Spray an 8-inch round cake pan with baking spray, rub inside surface of pan with a paper towel to cover evenly with the spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper and spray parchment paper lightly. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the yogurt, sugar, and eggs - stirring until well blended.
Add the flour, baking powder, salt and zest, mixing to just combine.
Add the oil and stir well. Don’t worry, at first it will seem to separate, but keep stirring till smooth.

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