Bakes
Lemon Drizzle Cake
When god gives you lemon, you make a lemon cake out of it !! Lemon drizzle cake would be an ultimate treat for Lemon lovers
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Serves
- 4-5 people
- Total
- 75 min
Ingredients
- 225 gmsSelf Rising flour
- 225 gmsButter( unsalted)
- 225 gmsCastor Sugar
- 4Eggs
- 2 tspLemon Juice
- 2 lemons ( medium sized)Lemon Zest
- For the drizzle/ glaze
- 150 gmsCastor sugar
- Juice of 2-3 LemonsLemon Juice
- 1 tspLemon Zest
Method
- For the cake
Grease and line a baking tin with parchment paper.
- Step 2
Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
- Step 3
Grate the lemon skin and the Lemon zest is ready.
- Step 4
In a large bowl , cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy using a electric whisk on medium speed for 5 mins.
- Step 5
Add in the egg and beat them after each addition.
- Step 6
Add in the lemon juice and zest mix well with the electric whisk.
- Step 7
Add in the flour gradually and using cut and fold method mix it with a wooden/ rubber spatula.
- Step 8
Pour the batter in the tray and bake it for 45 mins at 180 deg C until done . Check after 45 min by inserting a skewer if it comes out clean. Continue baking for another 5 mins if it doesn't.
- Step 9
Once done take it out of the oven and allow it to cool on a cooling rack.
- For the drizzle / glazing
Mix the Lemon zest, sugar and lemon juice together to make the glaze.
- Step 11
With the help of a skewer make some holes in the cake and drizzle the glaze over the cake.
- Step 12
Let the glaze soak in for some time and then the Lemon Drizzle Cake is ready to slice.
- Note
To make your own self rising flour mix 2 tsp of baking powder to 150 gms of all purpose flour/ plain flour.
