I LOVED this! My boys weren’t sure about the peel being included. I actually ate 2 pieces – it’s been a tough week! 
Hubby was certain you’d be able to taste the EVOO, but no. 
Makes an 8×8 and was super yummy. May not be everyone’s thing, but I like it. 
Meyer lemons are supposedly hard to find in the store. Thankfully, some of us are blessed w/ a tree on premises.
TIPS: I purposely tried to keep this recipe as low as possible in added sugar for myself. For a sweeter cake, add additional granulated sugar, to taste, and 1 tsp pure vanilla extract stirred into yogurt before adding into food processor OR sub vanilla Greek yogurt. You can also dust the finished product w/ powdered sugar, to taste. This would also be pretty w/ some lemon zest on top of the powdered sugar!
Meyer Lemon Yogurt Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large Meyer lemon
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp pink Himalayan salt
- EVOO spray
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Liberally spray an 8″ x 8″ baking dish w/ EVOO. Don’t forget to spray up the sides, too!
- Slice 1 large Meyer lemon into 6 wedges then remove any remaining stem and seeds.
- Add to a large food processor, in this order: 6 trimmed and de-seeded Meyer lemon wedges, 3 cracked eggs, 1 3/4 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour, 3 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp pink Himalayan salt, 1/3 cup EVOO, 1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt, and 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
- Pulse until just smooth. You want that peel broken up, but try not to over-blend!
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
- Bake 50 mins, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 20 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to fully cool.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: Slice | |
| Servings: 8 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 179 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 7.7g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat 1.7g | 9% |
| Cholesterol 140mg | 47% |
| Sodium 1395mg | 61% |
| Total Carbohydrate 23.9g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.8g | 6% |
| Total Sugars 16.9g | |
| Protein 6.4g | |
| Vitamin D 13mcg | 66% |
| Calcium 52mg | 4% |
| Iron 1mg | 7% |
| Potassium 91mg | 2% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
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