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Lemon Drizzle Cake

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Lemon Drizzle Cake

Name: Lemon Drizzle Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 1 lemon; ½ cup whole milk; 125 g butter, softened; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs, (no 7); 1 ¼ cup flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp baking soda; Glaze; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 2 Tbsp caster sugar

This vibrant cake is light and moist, with the addition of the lemon drizzle gives the cake a zesty and lemony flavor. Delicious serve as a dessert with yoghurt or ice-cream. This also makes a beautiful homemade gift – watch our video as we show you our tip to wrapping it with brown baking paper.

Makes 1 loaf

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45-50 minutes

Intermediate

Ingredients

1 lemon

½ cup whole milk

125 g butter, softened

1 cup caster sugar

2 eggs, (no 7)

1 ¼ cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp baking soda

Glaze

1 Tbsp lemon juice

2 Tbsp caster sugar

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Average Quantity per Serving

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Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 170°C fan assisted. Grease and line the base of a 11cm x 21cm x 7cm (7 cup capacity) loaf tin.

Step 2

Zest and squeeze the juice of the lemon. Set aside.

Step 3

Gently warm the milk and add 1 Tbsp of the lemon juice. ( the remaining juice will be used in the glaze). Leave to cool and thicken for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs one at a time.

Step 5

Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Fold half into the creamed mixture with the lemon zest. Add the milk and lemon mixture and fold in with the remaining flour mix. Spoon into the prepared tin.

Step 6

Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Leave the cake in the tin for 5 minutes before pouring over the glaze. Allow to stand a further 10 minutes before turning out onto a cake rack to cool.