I had quite a bit of leftovers in my fridge so in true bakingaddict style, I decided to make a cake! This is a really quick and simple recipe with great results. I had oranges and lemons leftover from making my Valencia Orange and lemon Victoria Sponge Cake and some yoghurt that I bought to make a smoothie but never got round to it. I'd eaten some of it but couldn't eat the whole pot as there was quite a lot of it! It's a mix all in one recipe and the result is a delicious, moist and citrusy cake.
The second challenge is the no waste food challenge hosted by Kate from Turquoise Lemons where the theme for June is leftovers.
yoghurt, lemon, orange
ready to go in the oven 
fresh from the oven
yum!
170g self raising flour
110g sugar
150ml fat free yoghurt
150ml sunflower oil
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (optional)
zest of 1 orange (optional)
Preheat the oven to 180C.
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients until well incorporated (or you can use a food processor).
Pour into a suitable cake tin and bake for about 35-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Slice and enjoy.
You can make a lemon glaze icing with icing sugar and fresh lemon juice if you wish.
I love this cake because I love lemon!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I love lemons too :)
DeleteThis no-waste cake fits in so well into the two challenges. This is a great budget-friendly recipe!
ReplyDeleteAnd it's delicious too :)
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ReplyDeleteLove how this looks like a giant muffin!
ReplyDeleteI didn't think of that but now that you mention it yes it does :)
DeleteThe crumb on that cake looks fabulously moist! I find citrus and yogurt cakes like this are absolutely heavenly :D
ReplyDeleteCitrus and yoghurt cakes are definitely one of my favourite - dare I say more than chocolate cake!
DeleteGreat cake! Love the moist texture.
ReplyDeleteThat look likes a wonderfully moist cake. Delicious!
ReplyDeletethis looks an easy&delicious recipe -- when life gives one lemons, one makes lemon cake! I took the liberty of calculating the nutritional content/serving, based on the cake yielding 8 servings: 322 kcals, 5 g protein, 32 g carbs, 19.5 g fat (of which only 2 is sat fat), 68 g sodium. I think the yogurt bumps up the protein yield and it's fat comes from polyunsaturated source -- sooooo, yes, it's still a 'treat', but relatively healthy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the calculation - makes me feel better having more than 1 slice :)
DeleteYum - sounds lovely and moist, thanks for sending it in to Frugal Food Fridays!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I could enter something to Frugal Food Fridays as it's not been a frugal baking month!
DeleteThe crumb of this cake is perfect! I bet it smells delish!
ReplyDeleteIt does smell amazing - full of citrus zing!
DeleteWhat a fab looking cake, so easy to make too. I've got lots of yogurt to use up so I'll definitely be giving this a go. Thanks so much for posting!
ReplyDeleteDo give it a go - it's really easy and tastes great!
DeleteI made it this weekend and it turned out fantastic! It was so easy to make, tasted great, and best of all I didn't need to buy any ingredients. Thank you so much for this recipe! :)
DeleteI'm so pleased you like it. I often have all the ingredients to hand and it's so quick to put together :)
DeleteI bet this cake tastes amazing really cold or served with some ice cream... delicious looking cake!
ReplyDeleteooh with ice cream... now why didn't I think of that?
DeleteThis does look deliciously moist...and I love a good zingy cake!! I'd quite like a slice of this one! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks I'll send a slice over ;)
DeleteGreat recipe Ros :) Especially since I have lots of lemons and oranges hehe at home but I need to get some fat free yoghurt hehe
ReplyDeleteThanks - it's really quick and simple. You can also use sour cream as a substitute if it's easier.
DeleteLove to have a slice of this cake now with my cappuccino! Love it ,so heavenly moist & Oh boy! it's so high too! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was impressed by the height too :)
Deletei just made it, it is delicious!!! thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteSo pleased you enjoyed it :)
DeleteJust put this cake in the oven.... sounds scrummy..
ReplyDeletehope you enjoyed it :)
DeleteLook tasty :)Planning to make this tomorrow. What size eggs did you use?
ReplyDeleteI used medium sized eggs for this recipe. It was definitely very tasty - hope you like it :)
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