Lemon Pound Cake

Ingredients :

For the cake

1 1/2 cup All purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar **
3/4 cup greek yogurt
1/4 cup apple sauce **
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tsp lemon zest
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
3 eggs
3/4 tsp salt

For the glaze 
2 tbsp granulated sugar
4 tbsp lemon juice 

Preparation time : 15 min
Cooking time : 50 min
Makes a 9X5 inch  loaf

Directions :

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Grease and line a 9X5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a bowl whisk together all the dry ingredients except sugar. Keep it aside.
3. In another bowl whisk butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in yogurt, apple sauce, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract. Mix well.
4. Now slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until everything is well incorporated. 
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean from the center of the loaf.
6. Meanwhile prepare the glaze. Stir together lemon juice and sugar until sugar is dissolved. 
7. When the loaf is baked, brush it all over with the glaze-syrup. Make sure you do this when the cake is still warm.
8. Serve warm or at room temperature. 

** Note :
1. If you don't have brown sugar you can simple replace it with the regular granulated sugar. Brown sugar just makes the cake more moist.
2. Apple sauce can be replaced with equal amount of oil or butter.