\n- Grease a 9″ cake pan, line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350\u00ba.<\/li>\n
- In a small bowl, whisk flour, salt, and baking powder.<\/li>\n
- In a large bowl, combine sugar and lemon zest – using your fingers to rub the zest into the sugar. Add the oil, vanilla, yogurt, and eggs whisk until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture and pour into pan.<\/li>\n
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.<\/li>\n
- When the cake comes out of the oven, warm up the ingredients for the syrup over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Poke holes on the top of the cake with a skewer and pour the syrup over the cake. Wait 20 minutes and remove from pan onto a plate.<\/li>\n
- When the cake is completely cool, mix up the glaze and pour on top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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