Ingredients:

• 150gr butter melted
• 150gr granulated sugar
• 250gr Greek yogurt
• 4 eggs
• 250gr plain flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 80gr semolina flour
• ½ tsp salt
• zest from a lemon
Syrup:
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
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Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 170 C. Grease the baking pan with a bit of butter.
2. In a medium sized bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt with a mixer at low speed until foamy, and then at high speed until they become stiff. Set aside.
3. Cream the butter, sugar in an electric mixer. Add
4. the egg yolks one by one and keep beating. Add yogurt, lemon zest, baking soda, baking powder
5. and gradually incorporate the semolina and the flour to the batter. Add egg whites, folding gently with a rubber spatula.
6. Pour the batter in the baking pan.
7. Bake for 30-40 min or well cooked (check with toothpick inserted in the center of the cake, if it comes out clean, the cake is ready). Let the cake cool down at least half.
8. Prepare the Syrup: In a sauce pan over medium heat add both water and sugar and bring to a boil; let simmer for 3 min and with care pour it slowly all over the cake.