Lemon Drizzle Cake

Healthiness : (2 votes)

Difficulty:  
Comments: This is easy to make but care needs to be taken with using the oven.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Number of servings: 10
Serving suggestions: Slice and serve with a hot drink of your choice.


Drizzle cakes are especially moist and delicious, with a lovely tangy flavour.

• 225g unsalted butter
• 310g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 lemons
• 225g self raising flour
• 1 greaseproof paper

• Bowl
• Scales
• Wooden spoon
• Sieve
• Container
• Baking tin

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

1. Heat the oven to 180c/ fan 160c/ gas 4 
2. Separate 225g of unsalted butter into slices and microwave to soften
3. Place a bowl on top of some scales and weigh it
4. Now add 225g of caster sugar, take off the scales pour in the softened butter and beat
5. Crack 4 eggs into the bowl one at a time and slowly mix
6. Sift 225g of self raising flour and mix
7. Grate the zest of 1 lemon and fully combined, you should now have a creamy mixture
8. Put grease proof paper in a loaf tin, pour the mixture in and carefully shake to level
9. Place the mixture into the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes
10. Squeeze 1 1/2 lemons into a container and mix with 85g of caster sugar to make the drizzle mixture
11. Once baked make holes in the top with a fork and pour the drizzle mixture all over

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Name: Laura Valentino	26th January 2017
Fantastic

Name: Hannah	18th November 2016
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