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I have a soft spot for lemon flavor in cakes and cookies. I love the freshness and the tang you get from the citrus. So when I saw Ina Garten make this cake on Barefoot Contessa it was a must try. I made this cake for the first time a few years ago, but recently found myself thinking of it again when I saw that it was included in my recent purchase Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You’ll Make Over and Over Again by Ina Garten. In the preamble to this recipe, Ina says that this cake was inspired by a yogurt cake recipe she came across from Dorie Greenspan. There is a yogurt cake recipe in Baking which I would assume is at least similar to the one that Ina is referring to.

This cake is wonderful because it is tasty and satisfies my sweet tooth yet it is not full of butter. It has all the flavor with half the guilt (did I really just write that?).

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