Rub together the sugar and lemon zest for 3-5 minutes.
Now beat together the lemony sugar and eggs together for about 2 minutes until light and airy. Add in the lemon juice and lemon extract. Add in the oil Add in the yogurt and mix until combined
In a small bowl whisk the flour, baking soda ,baking power and salt.
Add ½ into the wet ingredients and incorporate it together. Add in the rest and mix until just combined.
Bake at 350 in 9x5 loaf pan for about 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs (if you have a dark pan, bake at 325 because the pan retains more heat) it should be springy to the touch
During this time make the lemon simple syrup by combine the two ingredients and cooking it until the sugar has dissolved and it comes to a boil
Take the cake out of the pan and brush liberally with lemon syrup
Make the icing with powdered sugar, lemon juice and milk.
Let the cake cool and pour icing and spread on it.
