3 1/2 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1 cup Butter 1 1/2 cups Sugar 6 yolks, well beaten Eggs 1 cup (plain) Yoghurt 6 whites Eggs For the Syrup: 2 cups Sugar 1 cup Water the juice of 1/2 Lemon
Preparation
Sift flour, measure ; add baking powder, soda and sift again 3 times. Cream butter; add sugar gradually and beaten egg yolks. Add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the yoghurt. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture. Pour batter into greased pan. Bake in a moderate oven for about 45 minutes. Cool.
Boil sugar, water and lemon juice for 5 minutes. Pour over cake.
