Mr I was home last week and he took the youngest two boys to go and visit his nana for lunch. His nana is the most amazing lady, she is 97 and still lives on her own. She loves having visitors and won’t hear of you bringing lunch as she likes to cook it. So I made a cake for the kids to take. I had torn this recipe from a packet of self raising flour (“You’ll Love Coles” brand) ages ago and thought this cake would be the perfect “nana” cake. And it is was! A lovely light, tangy flavoured cake – the sort that goes well with a cup of tea!
Lemon Yoghurt Cake
Ingredients:
- 125 grams butter softened
- 1 cup caster sugar
- finely grated rind of a lemon
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
- 1/2 cup greek style yoghurt
- Optional: icing sugar for dusting
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius
- I used a round lined 20cm spring form for this cake.
- Place softened butter, sugar and lemon rind in a medium sized bowl and beat until light and creamy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well in between adding the next egg.
- Fold in lemon juice, then a half the flour, half yoghurt and combine well, then add the other halves combining well again with a wooden spoon.
- Pour into pan. Bake for about 35 minutes. The skewer will come out clean when it is cooked.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before turning out on to a rack.
- Dust with icing sugar.
- 125 grams butter softened
- 1 cup caster sugar
- finely grated rind of a lemon
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1½ cups self raising flour
- ½ cup greek style yoghurt
- Optional: icing sugar for dusting
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
- I used a round lined 20cm spring form for this cake.
- Place softened butter, sugar and lemon rind in a medium sized bowl and beat until light and creamy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well in between adding the next egg.
- Fold in lemon juice, then a half the flour, half yoghurt and combine well, then add the other halves combining well again with a wooden spoon.
- Pour into pan. Bake for about 35 minutes. The skewer will come out clean when it is cooked.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before turning out on to a rack.
- Dust with icing sugar.
The Family Menu Plan For This Week
Baking: Anzac Biscuits
Monday: Tacos
Tuesday: Chicken Korma
Wednesday: Tomato Soup (trying a new recipe!)
Thursday: Pasta With Chicken and Spinach
Friday: Left Overs
Saturday: Home Made Hamburgers And Salad
Sunday: Lamb Chops With Steamed Vegetables
If you are looking for further recipe inspiration, check out my complete list of Family Friendly Recipes. All of these recipes are in the database of the Planning With Kids Free Menu Planner. You can use the menu planner to plan a week of meals for your family and then print out the associated shopping list.