Eggless Lemon Coconut Cake

Egg-less Lemon Coconut Cake

A nice and fluffy cake which is easy to make and does not require a lot of ingredients also, its nice and spongy and has a superb flavor and can be eaten hot and with icecream.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Mainda) – 1 ¾ cups
Baking soda – 1 teaspoon
Baking powder – 2 teaspoons

Wet Ingredients:

Butter – 1 stick (1/2 cup), soften at room temperature
Granulated sugar – 3/4 cup
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Yogurt  (Dhai Non Sour) – 1 ¼ cups
Fresh Lemon juice – 3 ½ tablespoons
Lemon zest – from 1 lemon

For Icing:

Powdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar) – 1 cup
Fresh Lemon juice – 2 tablespoons

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degree F (180 degree C) for at least 10 minutes.Lightly butter 9 inch round cake pan and keep it aside.Take all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder in a bowl.Mix well till incorporated.Take soften butter in bowl. Butter should be at room temperature.Beat it till light with stand mixer or hand mixer or by hand with wire whisk. Add granulated sugar.Beat it till light and fluffy.Add yogurt.And beat it till mix. Add lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix it well. Add half of the flour mixture.And beat it till incorporated. Then add remaining flour mixture. Beat it well. Do not over mix it. Pour batter in prepared cake pan. Lightly tap on counter top to remove any air bubbles. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or a toothpick inserted in middle of cake will come out clean. And cake will leave the sides of cake pan.Let it cool for 5 minutes in a pan. Then loosen the sides with butter knife and remove it on cooling rack. And let it cool completely. Make icing. Sift powdered sugar in a bowl.Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and stir until you get thick and smooth glaze.When you drop glaze from spoon it should be smooth and runny. Add more lemon juice or sugar as needed. Pour icing over top of cake. Spread it with butter knife and let it drip down from sides. & Hog Awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.......