Yaourtopita - Greek Sour Milk Cake

Ingredients:

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) Yogurt
6 whites Eggs

For the Syrup:
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Water
the juice of 1/2 Lemon

Directions:

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 yogurt.
Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture.
Pour batter into greased pan.
Bake in a moderate oven for about 45 minutes.
Cool.

For the Syrup:
Boil sugar, water and lemon juice for 5 minutes. Pour over cake.

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