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orange marmalade yoghurt cake





Maida/ All purpose flour: 1.5 cups
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Baking powder: 2 tsp
Yoghurt: 1 cup
Sugar: 1 cup
Eggs: 3
vanilla: 1 tsp
Lemon zest: of 1 lemon
Veg oil: 1/2 cup


Orange glaze:
Orange marmalade: 1/2 cup
Yoghurt: 1/4 cup





Preheat oven 180 C.  Grease and flour a cake tin.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup of yogurt, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, and  oil until just combined. 
Pour over dry ingredients and mix until just combined; do not over beat.

Pour into a cake pan and bake for 45 minutes. 
Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. 
Remove from pan. 

While cake is cooling, pour marmalade into a sauce pan. Heat it on low until melted, stirring occasionally. 
Add 1/4 cup of yogurt to the pan and turn off heat.
 Stir to combine, then pour slowly over the top of the cake, allowing icing to pool around the sides.




Recipe source:   The Pioneer Woman