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Lemon Cake with Olive Oil and Greek Yogurt is a healthy dessert that's easy and quick. To see recipe press the more button.
Lemon Cake with Olive Oil and Greek Yogurt
8-10 servings
2 ½ cups sugar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 cup/240 ml extra-virgin Greek olive oil
¾ cup/180 ml orange juice
2 Tbsp. Greek yogurt
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Grated zest of 1 lemon or 2 tsp. lemon extract
1 ½ cups powdered sugar, for garnish
1. Heat oven to 325˚F/165˚C. In a large bowl, add sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, olive oil, orange juice, yogurt, eggs, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Blend at low speed until moistened, for about a minute. Then beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
2. Lightly grease a 12-cup cake pan with oil. Pour batter into the pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove cake from the oven.
4. Invert cake onto a serving plate. Cool completely and dust the cake on top with powdered sugar. Serve.
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Books
The Country Cooking of Greece, Chronicle Books. Scheduled for Spring 2012 * Aegean Cuisine. ΚΕΤΑ, Syros 2009 * The Dictionary of Greek Food, (in Greek) Τα Νέα, Athens, 2007-2008 (12 volumes) * The Northern Greek Wine Roads Cookbook (in Eng. And Greek), ENOABE pub., Spring 2008 Mastiha Cuisine—More than 50 Recipes with the World's Most Seductive Spice, MastihaShop Publishers. Athens. Dec. 2007 * Mediterranean Grilling. William Morrow Publishers, New York, Spring 2007 * Varoulko: Aromas and Flavors. This is a chef's book I authored. Ell. Grammata Publishers, Athens, 2007 * Classic-Iconoclastic (editor) Hellenic Foreign Trade Board, Athens. 2006 * Hortomania (in Greek), Ell. Grammata pub., Athens 2005 * Against the Grain: 150 Good Carb Mediterranean Recipes. William Morrow Publishers, New York, August 2005. * Street Food. Motivo Publishers, Athens, Greece, 2004. * Meze: Small Plates to Savor and Share from the Mediterranean Table. William Morrow Publishers, 2003 * Μεζές (transl. of above). Minoas Publishers. 2003 * The Glorious Foods of Greece, William Morrow Publishers, New York, March 2001 * H Ellada tis Gefseis (transl. of above). Εκδ. Ελληνικά Γράμματα, 2003 * Four Seasons of Delicious Food (in Greek). Livanis Publishers, Athens, 1998 * Τhe Greek Vegetarian. St. Martin's Press, New York, Nov. 1996 * The Food and Wine of Greece, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1990