Healthy Greek Yogurt Lemon Loaf Cake

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On Saturday morning, we woke up at 4am. We as in me. Aspen and Bluebelle were still sound asleep but I started thinking of recipes that I could bake. Typically Aspen and I bake on Sunday, but I had so much work to complete that I decided to head down to the kitchen early. One staple in my fridge is Greek Yogurt. I usually have one (or two) for an afternoon snack. Another staple we always have is flour. So that’s how this healthy greek yogurt lemon loaf cake was “invented” and by invented I mean that there are a TON of variations online..buut this is ours.

In terms of substations, or food intolerances please feel free to experiment! You could sub flour for oat flour, yogurt for dairy-free yogurt etc. I’d also love to hear of any substations that turn out great so that I can share! Feel free to tag me on instagram @britishnewyorker

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup yogurt ( I used Fage 0%)
• 1 cup sugar or substitute
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 1/2 cup coconut oil OR vegetable oil

Lemon Glaze

• 1/3 cup sugar substitute
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1. First pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Spritz loaf pan with cooking spray (I used coconut oil)
3. Make cake batter by mixing flour, baking powder and salt in one medium size mixing bowl
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together yogurt, sugar, lemon zest, eggs, vanilla and oil.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well using a mixer.
6. Pour the batter loaf pan and bake for about 50 minutes until it rises and a toothpick comes out clean
7. Cook 1/3 cup lemon juice and 1/3 cup sugar in a small saucepan until dissolved
8. Once the cake is out of the oven – allow to cool for 15 minutes and while still warm, drizzle lemon glaze over and allow to soak
9. Let the cake cool before serving and have with a cup of tea, or take a million photos of it like we did and live to tell the tale!

As always, thank you so much for reading and supporting my blog! If you loved this Healthy Greek Yogurt Lemon Loaf Cake, you can find more on my recipe page here. Typically I try to come up with 2-3 new ones each week!