A delicious Yogurt Lemon Cake made with wet and dry ingredients, topped with a lemon syrup and chopped pistachios. The cake is baked at 350°F for 60-70 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
1: Preheat oven to 350°F.
2: In a bowl, mix the wet ingredients: butter, sugar, yogurt, eggs, vanilla extract, and lemon zest.
3: In another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
4: Combine the wet and dry ingredients until just mixed.
5: Pour the batter into a prepared cake pan.
6: Bake in the preheated oven for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7: In a saucepan, simmer the lemon syrup ingredients (sugar, lemon juice, and orange blossom water) over low heat until the sugar dissolves.
8: Once the cake is baked, drizzle with lemon syrup and top with chopped pistachios.