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Easy lemon cake
The Kitchen
By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · Spain · 1 min ·

Easy lemon cake

This easy lemon sponge cake is a quick and easy solution for an afternoon snack. It's incredibly simple and delicious. It's wonderfully fluffy, and the touch of lemon makes it a classic that's a must-have in any beginner's baking recipe collection.

Ingredients
  • 4 eggs
  • 250 g of sugar
  • 1 lemon yogurt
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 100 ml of extra virgin olive oil
  • A pinch of salt
  • 250g of pastry flour
  • 1 sachet of baking powder —16 g—
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar for sprinkling
Method · 52 min
  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC, top and bottom heat.
  2. Beat the eggs and sugar with a whisk.
  3. Add the lemon yogurt, zest, and extra virgin olive oil. Beat again.
  4. Next, add a pinch of salt, the flour and the yeast, sifted through a large sieve, and mix without stirring too much.
  5. Grease the mold with butter and lightly dust it with flour. Pour the mixture into it. Sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of sugar on top.
  6. Bake for about 40 minutes.
  7. Take it out of the oven and let it cool slightly. Unmold and let it cool completely on a wire rack.

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