This Lemon Drizzle Cake recipe is a fail-safe method that works every time without fuss or fanfare. It’s a classic bake and tastes simply delicious.
PREPARATION TIME:
PREP TIME:5 minutes
TOTAL TIME:50 minutes
Ingredients :
Cake ingredients:
- 250 g Unsalted butter, Plus extra for greasing your tin. See rotes.
- 250 g Caster sugar, See notes.
- 4 Eggs , Medium. See notes.
- 250 g Self-raising flour
- 3 Lemons, Zest only. (Reserve the zested fruit for the juice for the drizzle.) See notes.
For the drizzle:
- 100 g Icing sugar
Instructions :
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Preheat the oven to 160C and grease your loaf tin and line it with baking paper.
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Put all of the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat until smooth.
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Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth out. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
For the drizzle:
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While the cake is still warm in the tin, use a skewer or thin sharp knife to poke holes all over it.
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Mix the icing sugar with enough of the juice of the lemons to make a thin paste. Add the liquid gradually so it stays nice and smooth. (This is normally 1-and-a-half lemons, but will depend on how big and juicy they were!)
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Pour all over the cake and allow to sink in.
Notes:
Butter: I like to use unsalted butter for baking as it is flavourless. If you only have salted it will be fine though. It’s not vital.
Caster sugar: Golden caster sugar works well here if you have it.Eggs: Free range please! If you want to be exact and ensure success, weigh them in their shells and they should total about 250g.
Lemons: If you can buy unwaxed lemons, these are best as you will be eating the zest.
Caster sugar: Golden caster sugar works well here if you have it.Eggs: Free range please! If you want to be exact and ensure success, weigh them in their shells and they should total about 250g.
Lemons: If you can buy unwaxed lemons, these are best as you will be eating the zest.
Nutrition:
Calories: 440kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 6gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 119mgSodium: 29mgPotassium: 101mgFiber: 2gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 727IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
