Turkish Yogurt Cake

• 1 cup soft butter
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 Tablespoon grated orange or lemon rind
• Syrup: 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 cups water
• juice from 1/2 lemon
• Garnishes: 4 Tablespoons ground pistacchios or walnuts; whipping cream and strawberries

1. Cream butter with sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring until well-blended. Add yogurt, flour, rind, and baking powder. Stir baking soda into milk; add to mixture. Mix well. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13" pan. Bake at 350u0b0 for 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. (sea level)
2. Syrup: combine sugar, water, lemon juice. Boil until syrupy, about 15 minutes. Cool. Pour cooled syrup over hot cake. After completely cooled, sprinkle cake with nuts, or other topping.

butter, sugar, eggs, plain yogurt, flour, milk, baking soda, baking powder, lemon rind, syrup, water, lemon, ground pistacchios

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/turkish-yogurt-cake-50022549 (may not work)