This is a moist cake that pairs really well with a cup of tea for an afternoon snack. The icing gives it a sophisticated touch but it is delicious even without it.

Ingredients
Cake
Glaze
- All-purpose flour 240g
- Granulated sugar 300g
- Eggs 4
- Plain Greek yogurt (full fat) 220g
- Vegetable oil 95g
- Baking powder 10g
- Salt 1.8g (1/2 teaspoon)
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Granulated sugar 100g
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice 50g
Icing
- Confectioners’ sugar 150g
- Lemon juice 30-40g
Instructions
- Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and grease a fluted tube pan.
- Beat together at high speed the eggs and sugar until very light and airy. Reduce the speed and add the oil and mix until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl sift the flour, potato starch, salt, baking powder and lemon zest.
- At low speed, add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternating with the yogurt. Mix just until incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the greased fluted tube pan.
- Bake the cake for about 40 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes. Turn it out of the pan onto a rack.
- Make the glaze by stirring together the lemon juice and sugar. Heat over a burner briefly, stirring to dissolve the sugar (you don’t want to cook the lemon juice).
- Brush the glaze on the hot cake and let it cool completely.
- Make the glaze by mixing the confectioners’ sugar with the lemon juice. Add the lemon juice one teaspoon at a time until you reach the consistency of a thick glaze, then pour over the cake.
- The cake can be stored at room temperature under a glass dome for 2-3 days.
