Lemon Drizzle Cake

by

Makes: 1 cake

Free from soya and nuts

Suitable for vegetarians

Cooking time: 40-45 minutes

Equipment: 1kg/2lb loaf tin, loaf liner or parchment paper, grater, zester, saucepan

Temperature: 190°C, Fan 170°C, 375°F, Gas 5

What You’ll Need:

Cake

Syrup

  • 75g caster sugar
  • lemon juice (from above)
  • water

Drizzle Icing

  • 1 lemon
  • 100g caster sugar

What To Do:

Cake

  • Line a 1kg/2lb loaf tin with parchment and pre-heat the oven.
  • Sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl, stir to combine and set aside.
  • Put the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and beat together until light and fluffy.
  • Finely grate the lemon rind, add it to the bowl and beat it in.
  • Squeeze the lemon juice into a jug, add water if necessary to make it up to 75ml and set this aside for the syrup.
  • Beat the eggs one at a time, into the mixing bowl ensuring each is well incorporated before adding the next.
  • Add the prepared flour to the mixing bowl followed by the milk and stir to combine.
  • Tip the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top.
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked. Leave the cake in its tin.

Syrup

  • Put the sugar into a saucepan, pour on the reserved jug of lemon juice and bring to the boil shaking the pan occasionally. Simmer gently for 2 minutes to make a syrup.
  • Prick all over the surface of the warm cake with a BBQ stick or skewer, pressing right through to the base of the cake.
  • Pour the syrup slowly all over the surface of the cake and leave to cool in the tin.

Drizzle Icing

  • Place a chopping board over the cold cake tin and invert it onto the board. Remove the parchment paper.
  • Using a zester, peel some strands of zest from the lemon and set these aside.
  • Squeeze the lemon juice.
  • Measure the sugar into a bowl, add the lemon juice and stir to make the drizzle.
  • Pour the drizzle over the top of the cake and spread it around the sides of the cake with a knife.
  • Scatter the prepared strands of lemon zest over the cake.
  • Leave to set before serving.

Doves Farm also offers organic biscuits and hampers as part of its organic range. www.dovesfarm.co.uk

Please comment