dessert · British

Lemon Drizzle Cake

Name: Lemon Drizzle Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225 g self-raising flour; 225 g caster sugar; 225 g butter; 4 eggs; 2 lemons; 100 g granulated sugar

Light, zesty sponge with a crunchy lemon sugar crust. A teatime classic.

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Prep 15m · Cook 50mServes 10Easy

dessert baking lemon cake classic teatime

Ingredients

Serves 10

225 gself-raising flour
225 gcaster sugar
225 gbutter, softened
4eggs
2lemons, zested and juiced
100 ggranulated sugar, for drizzle

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Method

1
Beat butter and caster sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time with a spoon of flour each time.
8 min
2
Fold in remaining flour and lemon zest. Pour into a lined loaf tin.
3 min
3
Bake at 180°C for 45-50 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
50 min
4
Mix lemon juice with granulated sugar. Poke holes in the warm cake and pour the drizzle over. Leave to cool completely.
5 min

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