Lemon Cake

Ingredients

• For the lemon cake
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) La Favorita Margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Zest of 3 lemons
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• For the lemon syrup
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• For the lemon glaze
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

1. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
2. Add the La Favorita Margarine and the sugar to a separate bowl. Beat with a mixer until creamy. Add vanilla extract, lemon zest, and 1 egg. Keep mixing. Add the remaining eggs one at a time and beat.
3. Add the flour mixture and fold it in a little at a time. Add the yogurt and lemon juice and keep beating.
4. Pour the batter into a greased 4 x 10 inch loaf pan.
5. Preheat the oven to 325°F and bake for 60 minutes.
6. Lemon syrup
7. Put the sugar and the lemon juice in a bowl and heat in the microwave until the sugar dissolves.
8. Poke small holes in the cake and pour the syrup over it. The cake should still be warm.
9. Lemon glaze
10. Put the powdered sugar and the lemon juice in a bowl and mix with a spatula. Add the lemon juice a little at a time until you reach the consistency you want.
11. Spread it over the cake and decorate with lemon zest.