Ingredients
240 g | Unsalted butter |
120 g | Caster sugar |
3 Tbsp | Liquid honey (Main) |
2 | Lemons, zest |
4 | Eggs, separated |
240 g | Standard flour |
1 pinch | Salt |
1 tsp | Baking soda |
1 tsp | Baking powder |
240 g | Greek yoghurt, unsweetened, p;us extra to serve (Main) |
120 g | Caster sugar |
2 Tbsp | Liquid honey |
120 g | Raisins |
1 tsp | Fennel seeds |
2 | Lemons, juice (Main) |
180 ml | Water |
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degC. Grease a 24cm springform cake tin and line it with baking paper.
- To make the cake, beat the butter with the sugar, honey and lemon until light and creamy, then beat in the yolks one by one.
- Sift the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder together.
- Add spoonfuls of flour mixture and yoghurt to the egg yolk mixture, alternating between the two.
- Put the egg whites in a large clean bowl and whisk until soft peaks form.
- Carefully fold the whites into the cake mixture and spoon into the prepared tin.
- Bake for 65 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let the cake cool in its tin for 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the syrup. Put all the remaining ingredients, except the yoghurt, in a small pan.
- Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved, bring the syrup to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Turn off the heat but keep warm. Place a plate underneath the cake to catch any syrup. Spoon warm syrup over the cake, spreading the plump raisins evenly.
- Serve warm or cold, with large dollops of yoghurt.