Yiaourtopita - Yogurt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 375 f (190 c).
• 2 grease and line a 9- inch round cake pan.
• 3 in a bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until creamy.
• 4 gradually mix in oil.
• 5 stir baking soda into yogurt.
• 6 stir yogurt and half the lemon zest into egg yolk mixture.
• 7 sift flour and baking powder into mixture and fold carefully.
• 8 beat eggwhites until stiff but not dry, then fold into batter.
• 9 pour mixture into the prpared pan.
• 10 bake 40-50 minutes. leave in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• 11 dust with powdered sugar and sprinkle remaining lemon zest over the top.