SHF#43: Lemon Yogurt Cake with Marmalade Glaze
May 18, 2008 at 7:57 pm | Posted in cakes & tortes, events, simple cakes, sweet things | 28 Comments
Do you ever find yourself with one or more of the following things in your refrigerator?:
- An extra lemon that you bought a week ago, and is now just rolling back and forth every time you move something around it
- A huge tub of plain yogurt (because the plain only comes in huge tubs, but that’s what you like to eat on your granola) that you don’t know if you’ll be able to finish before it turns icky
- A jar of grapefruit marmalade that looked so beautiful, you had to buy it at the farmers’ market, but now it’s been open forever because it’s actually too thick-cut to be enjoyable on your toast or PB&J
Well, today I realized I had all three and I needed to do something about it. That something was to bake a lemon yogurt cake with marmalade glaze. Yogurt cake is a cousin to pound cake…the cousin you call on when you don’t quite need all those pounds, if ya know what I mean. The yogurt keeps it tender and a little oil keeps it moist. It has a light texture that’s a bit spongier than pound cake.
This is particular recpie is one that my friend P photocopied for me from Bon Appétit magazine a few years ago. I only have the recipe itself, and not the article associated with it, but I noticed that it bears a striking similarity to a recipe I’ve seen in Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. After a little Internet research, I found that it is in fact a Dorie recipe– a slightly altered version of what’s in her book. While I’ve made another lemon yogurt cake here before, I’ve actually baked this one a few times, too, with assorted maramalades on top, making my own small tweaks along the way. I prefer to cut down a bit on the oil in the original version and ramp up the lemon. I’ve made those changes in the recipe below, but I link to the original as well.
This cake is happy and sunny; sweet but with a little pucker from the marmalade. And loaf cakes are easy to make, giving you the sugar high you’re after with minimal effort. Speaking of which, I’m sending this over to Tartelette who’s hosting a sweet-tart, citrusy version of Sugar High Friday (started by Jennifer The Domestic Goddess) this month!
Yogurt Cake with Marmalade Glaze– makes one loaf pan
modified from a recipe in Bon Appétit by Dorie Greenspan, February 2005
For the cake:
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1 c plain yogurt (whole-milk or low fat)
1 c sugar
3 large eggs
finely grated peel from 1 lemon
juice of half a lemon
1/3 c vegetable oilFor the glaze:
1/4 c lemon, orange, or grapefruit marmalade
1 t water
-Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Generously butter 8 1/2×4 1/2×2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan.
-Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl.
-Combine yogurt, sugar, eggs, lemon peel and lemon juice in large bowl; whisk until well blended. Gradually whisk in dry ingredients. Using rubber spatula, fold in oil.
-Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan. Place cake on baking sheet in oven and bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
-Cool cake in pan on rack 5 minutes. Cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto rack. Turn cake upright on rack and cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap and store at room temperature.)
-Stir marmalade and 1 teaspoon water in small saucepan over medium heat until marmalade melts. Brush hot mixture over top of cake. Let glaze cool and set before cutting.
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That looks just delicious!
Comment by Gretchen Noelle— May 18, 2008 #
Oh this looks delicious!
I made a similar recipe from a German magazine 🙂
Comment by Ulrike aka ostwestwind— May 19, 2008 #
YOu are so creative. I can so relate to the lemon and yogurt. I love recipes like this that are produced from stuff lying about!
Comment by Meeta— May 19, 2008 #
Yum! The title was enough to grab my attention, but the picture even more so. Looks AND sounds delicious!
Comment by Cheryl— May 19, 2008 #
hey, I made a lemon yogurt loaf cake as well! i added dried lavender and had a plain sugar glaze, but otherwise.. way to think on the same lemony page 🙂
Comment by mesohuangry— May 19, 2008 #
Thank you for participating! I love lemon yogurt cakes…first cake I ever baked as a child! The marmelade on top is a great touch!
Comment by Tartelette— May 19, 2008 #
i’ll take a slice!! love lemon cakes, all shapes and sizes. a marmalade glaze sounds wonderful!
Comment by mimi— May 19, 2008 #
Mmmmm… looks divine! Perfect for SHF!
Comment by Nicisme— May 19, 2008 #
I can attest to the Dorie recipe. I made it a couple of months ago and I still remember how good it was! Light and fluffy and tart too. It was one of my favorite cakes ever. The color of it is mighty enticing too!
Comment by Amanda— May 19, 2008 #
OMG Steph…I have to make this ASAP. I am just finishing up a post for my blog on LEMON and how crazy I have been going for it lately. I am about to get a bag of Meyers from a friend, I CANT WAIT.
Comment by Mara— May 19, 2008 #
What a good idea! I love yogurt cakes. And I sympathize with buying pretty things at farmers’ markets and then not using them…
Comment by magpie— May 19, 2008 #
Yum! Cute note about yogurt cakes being the cousin of pound cakes. I need to call on those relatives more often! Ha.
Great pics.
Comment by Abby— May 19, 2008 #
Beautiful! I love the idea of adding the marmalade glaze on top. I make Ina’s lemon yogurt cake recipe — I think that would be a nice tweak on it! –Amy
Comment by eggsonsunday— May 19, 2008 #
yummy!!! this looks so good! I always have extra lemons in the fridge! I will definitely be keeping this one close by 😛
Comment by DolceDeLuca— May 19, 2008 #
This looks beautiful and delicious! I will definitely have to make this!
Comment by Erin— May 19, 2008 #
Everything you post on your blog makes me want to eat! Your photos are gorgeous! I have been wanting to try this recipe, but I always like a photo so I can know what to expect. Thanks
Comment by Mary Ann— May 19, 2008 #
I love marmalade, sadly I am the only one in the family who likes it. If I make this cake, I’ll have to finish it off all on my own…..that would be a sin!!!
Comment by nina— May 19, 2008 #
Oh, Steph… That is so sinful!
Comment by Patricia Scarpin— May 19, 2008 #
I have the exact opposite thing with plain yogurt – it just doesn’t stay around long enough. This cake certainly looks intriguing – it has that lush look to it.
Comment by giz— May 19, 2008 #
Is the 1/2 c. flour correct? I’ve seen 1 1/2 – 2 c. in other similar recipes. Thought I’d check. Thanks.
Comment by judi0044— May 20, 2008 #
I just made this and popped it in the oven a second ago. Is it really supposed to be only 1/2 cup of flour? The batter was really runny for a loaf cake, and the recipe on Epicurious calls for 1 1/2 cups. I went ahead and threw in the extra cup just to be on the safe side, but now I’m curious.
Thanks!
Comment by Cheryl— May 20, 2008 #
judi0044 and Cheryl– Oh my gosh, I should hire a proofreader! Thanks for catching that, and I’ve corrected my typo. Cheryl, I’m glad you checked Epicurious and went with your instincts! This cake gets better the next day, too.
Comment by steph— May 20, 2008 #
Thank you! Mine only has a few minutes left in the oven, and it smells sooooo good! I had to make a bunch of changes to it, since I didn’t have some of the ingredients on hand, but I think it’s going to turn out. I’ll blog about it this evening when we taste it!
Comment by Cheryl— May 20, 2008 #
Cheryl– It seems to be a relatively flexible recipe, so hope it comes out good. I’ll check your site to see the reviews!
Comment by steph— May 20, 2008 #
Looks so moist and I love the simplicity! I’m saving this for use hopefully in the near future!
Julie
Comment by Julie O'Hara— May 31, 2008 #
Wow, I cannot wait to try your recipe! I always always have half a tub of leftover yogurt in the fridge ’cause I’m the only one in our house who likes plain yogurt and I can never finish it fast enough… 🙂 You’ve provided me with the perfect solution! Thank you for the recipe!
Comment by Astra Libris— June 2, 2008 #
Yuuummmyyyy!! Just made it. Moist and delicious!
Comment by Amalia— June 21, 2008 #
I am a pound cake lover looking for a easy recipe. I think I am going to try this recipe it looks very delicious. Sheila
Comment by Sheila Houston— May 29, 2009 #