Greek yogurt Lemon cake is a cake made with flour, sugar, eggs, lemon, Greek yogurt, oil, soaked in lemon syrup; that can be prepared in less than 15 minutes.

Easy and quick to prepare, soft and syrupy, this cake originating from Greece can be enjoyed at the end of a meal or during the daytime snacks.

Steps :

• Preheat oven to 360°F.
• Line a 8-9 inch round pan with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, add the 3 eggs and 1.1 cups of sugar and whisk for 5 minutes until white and fluffy.
• Add the juice and zest of 2 lemons and continue beating for another 2 to 3 mins.
• While whisking, gradually add flour, yogurt and oil to the mixture until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 45 to 50 mins until a knife blade comes out dry when inserted in the center of the cake.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 10 mins.
• Turn out onto a rack and let cool.
• Remove the lemon peel, avoiding the bitter white part, and cut into very thin strips.
• Bring a little water to a boil in a saucepan, add the zests and boil for 1 min from the time of boiling.
• Remove from heat and drain in a colander, rinse.
• Put the water, sugar, lemon juice and drained zests in a saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 4 mins from boiling.
• Remove from heat and let stand for about 3 mins.
• Take a colander, remove the zests and put them in a bowl.
• Once cooled, pierce the cake in various places all over the surface.
• Pour the hot syrup over the cake and let it cool completely while it absorbs the syrup.
• Unmold, garnish with lemon zest.
• Serve and enjoy!