I try to share something yummy I made during the last week, which I am going to do but I didn’t take my usual pictures that I generally do. I made the entire #worldwidewednesday meal myself this last week because Abbi is on vacation in Michigan with her friend Meg. We “traveled” to Turkey and since I was on my own I figured I would forgo the dessert part of the meal. But who am I to change the WWW meal and NOT make a little something sweet for the end.

I made a Turkish Yoghurt Recipe; this was how it was spelt. I found the recipe at http://www.turkishstylecooking.com. It was very easy to make and I had everything on hand, which probably means you might have everything on hand as well and should check this out. If you like lemon and pound cake; you won’t be disappointed.

Lemon Yogurt Cake

dclarkabal

an easy lemony pound textured cake with a lemon simple syrup

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Course Dessert

Cuisine Turkish

Servings 8

Equipment

• 1 9x9 pan

Ingredients

  

Cake

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup yogurt
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar I had some on hand, if you don't you could omit
• 2½ cups flour
• 1 lemon zested

Simple Syrup

• 3 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 1 slice lemon

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat the oven to 350°F
• In your mixing bowl, add the eggs and sugar and beat until frothy. Add the lemon zest and mix another minute. Whisk in the yogurt and oil.
• In a medium bowl add the flour, baking powder and vanilla powder and add it slowly to the wet mixture while stirring.
• Pour the batter into a greased 9x9 baking dish. Bake for about 30 minutes or so, you want the top browned and the center cooked through.
• Once the cake cools completely make the simple syrup. Combine the sugar, water and lemon slice in a saucepan. Cook on medium heat stirring occasionally until the sugar completely melts.
• Let it boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it cool for 3-4 minutes. Pour most of it over the cake. Let it rest for 15-20 minutes. Slice and serve.

  note: I had about a cup or so of the left over syrup which I put in the fridge once it was cooled and will use it for some sort of cocktail in the next few weeks.

Keyword #worldwidewednesday, lemon pound cake, Lemon Yogurt Pound Cake, Turkish