Olive oil cake

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line a 9” cake round pan with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a large bowl, add the sugar and lemon zest. Using your clean fingers, massage the zest into the sugar to release the lemon oil

Step 3

Add the eggs, vanilla extract and whisk until mixture is light and fluffy.

Step 4

Now add the olive oil, lemon juice and yogurt. Mix everything together really well.

Step 5

In a separate bowl, sift in the dry ingredients : all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Create a well in the middle of the flour mix and add the wet ingredient mixture in.

Step 6

Mix until just combined. Be careful not to over mix

Step 7

Pour the batter into your greased and lined with parchment paper round cake pan.

Step 8

Place the pan on the middle rack and bake for about 35 minutes or until golden all over and when gently pressed , it springs back and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Step 9

Once the cake is done, Allow the cake to cool for 10-13 minutes in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.