Yummy lemon drizzle cake
(served on pretty rose patterned Fine Bone China Trio by Regency of England, for sale on my Etsy shop, £12)
When it came to planning a surprise Birthday tea party for my Mother-in-Law to be earlier this month, I knew that there just had to be a lemon drizzle cake. Liz often makes an amazing lemon cake, and likes it to be super zingy and full of fresh lemon juice!
So, I set about making the perfect lemon drizzle cake for her…and the results were delicious! Everyone commented on how tasty the cake was, and the texture was pretty perfect. This cake is really moist, and is finished off with a lovely crunch topping. It’s really quick and easy to make, and freezes well too…. which is just as well, as this recipe makes one pretty big cake!
Yummy lemon drizzle cake
(served on pretty rose patterned Fine Bone China Trio by Regency of England, for sale on my Etsy shop, £12)
Ingredients:
- 200g margarine
- 350g Organic Golden caster sugar
- 350g self-raising flour
- 2tsp baking powder
- 4 large eggs
- 6 tbsp milk
- 3 lemons
- 150g granulated sugar
How to make it:
1. Grease and line a deep 9″ diameter round tin, and pre-heat your oven to 180C/gas 4.
2. Pop the margarine, caster sugar, flour, baking powder, eggs and milk into a large bowl and beat well until it’s all nicely blended.
3. Add the zest of all three lemons, plus the juice from one, and stir in.
4. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin, and bake in the middle of the oven for about 35-40 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown on top, and a skewer comes out of the cake clean.
5. Leave the cake to cool a little whilst you make the topping, by simply mixing the juice of one lemon with the granulated sugar.
6. Now carefully remove the still-warm cake from the tin, and prick little holes in the top with a cocktail stick or fork.
7. Pour over the juice from the third lemon, drizzling as much of the juice into the little holes as you can.
8. Finally, before the cake really cools, pour over the lemon and sugar mix, and allow that to harden into a crunchy topping.
We very much enjoyed a slice with a nice cup of tea! Hope you enjoy it too!
