Lemon drizzle cake
Everyone loves lemon drizzle cake (and home-baked always tastes so much better) so why not whip up this light and tangy loaf? It is quick and easy.
22/06/2018
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lemon drizzle cake
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Preparation time
30 minutes
Ingredients
Cake
- 175g (6 oz) self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 175g (6 oz) Stork packet
- 175g (6 oz) caster sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Finely grated rind of 2 lemons
Lemon syrup
- Juice of 2 lemons, strained
- 115g (4 oz) caster sugar
Method
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl, add the remaining cake ingredients and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
- Spoon the mixture into a greased and base-lined 1 kg (2 lb) loaf tin.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C, 350°F, Gas 4 for 1 hour or until cooked.
- Turn out on to a wire tray.
- Put the lemon juice and sugar in a saucepan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved.
- While cake is warm, drizzle the syrup over so that it soaks into the cake.
- Slice and serve warm.
Recipe provided by Stork. For further baking tips and recipe ideas please visit www.bakewithstork.co.uk
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