Lemon Coffee Cake with a crumb topping

30m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. 2Oil and add a parchment round to four, 4-inch cake pans.
  3. 3Stir together flour, sugar, lemon zest, and melted butter for the crumb topping and refrigerate until ready to use.
  4. 4Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt for the cake batter and set aside.
  5. 5Mix together the Greek yogurt, oil, eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
  6. 6Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir to combine.
  7. 7Evenly distribute the batter between the prepared cake pans.
  8. 8Top the cakes with the crumb topping.
  9. 9Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  10. 10Cool completely.
  11. 11Mix together the powdered sugar and lemon juice for the icing.
  12. 12Drizzle the icing over the cooled cakes.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup greek yogurt
  • 0.5 cup oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 0.25 cup lemon juice
  • 2 TB lemon zest
  • 0.5 cup flour
  • 0.25 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 3 TB melted butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 TB lemon juice

Equipment

bowlspatula4-inch cake panswire rack

Tips

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Cool completely before icing.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.