Lemon yogurt cake, with lemon curd (vegan)

Why I Love This Recipe

Inspired by the French, and a need for stress relief.

This recipe is loose, eggless, dairyless, and totally adaptable to your palate and cabinet. Add poppyseeds, change it to orange or grapefruit, add nuts chopped or ground, or a different flour, a dash of liquor (Grand marnier? Lemoncello? Rum? Why not?). Make it your own with berries or fruit, alternative sweeteners like maple syrup or agave nectar, cacao nibs.

If you have no egg replacer, add either more yogurt or some whizzed silken tofu, with a tablespoon of vinegar and 2 tsp baking soda in the dry mix.

Made with eggs and dairy, use 6 eggs, 1 cup of yogurt, and more sugar, as soy yogurt tends to be sweeter.

Ingredients You'll Need

3 cups flour (all purpose or pastry)
1 cup sugar (any kind, really, granulated or confectioner's for a lighter texture)
4 tsp baking powder
a good dash of salt, definitely more than a pinch
As much dry lemon zest as you please


Juice and zest from one large lemon, or two small.
1 1/3 cups soy yogurt
A glug of vanilla
1/2 cup light oil, like canola (safflower, sunflower, grapeseed will do fine)

9 teaspoons en-r-egg
3 tablespoons of water
OR - follow instructions for your own egg replacer for 6 eggs.

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