Greek Lemon Cake
Ingredients
Cake
3 C. cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
6 eggs; separated
1 C. plain yogurt
2 C. sugar; divided
1 C. butter
2 tsp. grated lemon peel
2 tsp. lemon juice
Glaze
3 ounces cream cheese
2 C. confectioners sugar
1 lemon; juice and peel of
Cooking Instructions
Sift dry ingredients; set aside. Beat egg whites, gradually add 1/2 C. sugar, until stiff. Set aside. Beat butter, remaining 1-1/2 C. sugar, egg yolks, lemon peel and juice until fluffy-10 minutes. Add flour and alternate with yogurt; then fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake 50 – 60 minutes at 350. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out on rack. Glaze: Mix and pour over cooled cake.
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,? says the Lord, who has compassion on you.(Isaiah 54:10)
