Linking up with purple lips and perfect smiles for this week's recipe challenge.
I decided to make the Luscious Lemon Cake from the Simply Delicious blog
Makes 1 standard loaf cake
250g self-raising flour
200g caster sugar
150g softened butter/ margarine
4 eggs
2tsp lemon zest
1tbsn lemon juice
Lemon Syrup:
100g sugar
75ml water
75ml lemon juice
Lemon Glaze :
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
1-2 tbsn lemon juice
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°c and grease a standard loaf tin.
- For the cake, combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until everything is well combined and the mixture is thick and creamy.
- Transfer the batter to the cake tin and smooth out the top.
- Bake the cake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before removing it and allowing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Meanwhile, make the lemon syrup by bringing the ingredients to the boil in a small saucepan. With a skewer, poke holes into the cake and carefully spoon the hot syrup over the cake, allow to cool down completely.
- Make the lemon glaze by whisking the lemon juice teaspoon by teaspoon into the icing sugar. You want the glaze to be quite thick.
- When the cake has cooled completely, drizzle over the lemon glaze.
Verdict - I changed it a bit and left out the lemon syrup, halved the sugar and added poppy seeds which I love. The end result was a light and fluffy cake that wasn't too sweet with a nice tart icing. Perfect for Sunday afternoon tea and cake x
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