Yiaourtopita

We have another Greek specialty in our category Culture for you. This time it is a dessert again, called Yiaourtopita. This traditional Greek yogurt cake is made with the typical Greek yogurt that makes it extra moist.

What you need for the yogurt cake:

• 1⅛ cups of sugar

• ¾ cup of butter

• 2¼ cups of self rising flour

• 1 cup yogurt

• 5 eggs (separated into white and yolk)

• 3 tsps baking powder

• Zest of 1 lemon

• Zest of 1 orange

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

What you need for the syrup:

• 1½ cups of water

• 1½ cups of sugar

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Prepare the syrup by boiling all the ingredients for the syrup in a small pot. It only needs to boil for 2-3 minutes until the sugar disappears and the syrup thickens. Then leave it to cool down.

For the Yiaourtopita whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt.

Sift the flour and baking powder in another bowl and blend them.

Mix the butter and the sugar for about 15 minutes until it becomes a creamy mass. Add the egg yolks one after another while mixing. Now add the remaining ingredients, i.e. yogurt, lemon and orange zest and vanilla extract. Add ⅓ of the flower and baking powder mixture and ⅓ of the whisked egg whites and blend them with light circular movements. Repeat the process with the rest of the flour and egg whites.

Preheat the oven to 190C. Butter a round cake tin (approximately 26cm in diameter) and pour in the mixture.

Put the cake inside, turn the heat down to 175C and bake for 50-60 minutes until it is nicely colored.

To finish up pour the cold syrup slowly over the hot cake.

Enjoy your cake!

Source: https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/greek-yogurt-cake-syrup-recipe-yiaourtopita/