Aloha! I haven't done a Foodie Friday post for a little while so I thought I'd show you how to make the lemon drizzle cake that I baked recently! I have to say the Great British Bake Off being back has really inspired me to get in the kitchen and bake my own sweet treats!
You will need:
2 unwaxed lemons
275g granulated sugar
175g unsalted butter, softened
200g self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 large eggs
How to:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius (or gas mark 4).
Line the base of a 2lb loaf tin with baking paper and butter the tin.
Grate the zest of the lemons and add to a food processor, along with the butter, flour, baking powder eggs, and 175g of the sugar
Blend until the mixture is combined and is thick and smooth.
Spoon the cake mixture into the loaf tin and level the surface.
Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Whilst it is cooling, squeeze one of the lemons to get about 3 tablespoons of juice. Mix this with the remaining 100g of sugar.
Turn the cake out of the tin onto a wire cooling rack, removing the baking paper.
Turn the cake the right way up and make about 50 deep holes with a skewer.
Gradually spoon half the lemon sugar over the top of the cake, allowing it to coat the top throughly.
Leave for 5 minutes and add the rest of the lemon sugar.
Leave to set for about an hour or until the sugar has crystallised.
Cut into thick slices and enjoy with a tea or coffee!
Enjoy baking this one! It is one of my favourites!
xxx
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