Greek Lemon Cake Recipes

LEMONOPITA (GREEK LEMON PHYLLO CAKE)

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, and zest of 2 lemons in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and boil vigorously for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice from 4 lemons. Allow syrup to cool while you prepare the cake.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with oil.
• Remove phyllo sheets from the package. Tear each sheet roughly into shreds and pile up in the baking pan. Let shredded phyllo dry out a little while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
• Combine yogurt, oil, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and baking powder in a blender or food processor. Blend together on high speed until frothy, about 2 minutes. Pour lemon-egg mixture over the shredded phyllo in the baking pan. Stir everything together gently until egg mixture is evenly distributed.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and the filling set, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and immediately pour cooled syrup over the hot cake. Set aside until most of the syrup has soaked in, at least 1 hour. Slice into squares and serve.

GREEK LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease one 10" tube pan or bundt pan.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside. Separate the eggs.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup of the sugar, beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Set aside.
• Cream butter or margarine, 1 1/2 cups sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla together until fluffy. Add flour mixture alternately with the yogurt to the egg yolk mixture. Gently fold in the egg whites and pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 350*F. for 50-60 minutes. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!