Lemon Yogurt Cake

A lemon pound cake made with yogurt instead of sour cream.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature

  • 2 cups white sugar

  • 3 eggs, room temperature

  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 (8 ounce) container lemon flavored yogurt

Directions

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.

  • Step 2

    Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat one egg at a time into the butter mixture; add lemon extract with last egg.

  • Step 3

    Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Alternately mix in the flour mixture and the yogurt, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat just until incorporated.

  • Step 4

    Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.