LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE
If you're thinking "light", "fluffy", "tangy" and, above all, "easy", look no further. This is about the lightest, fluffiest, tangiest and easiest cake you'll ever bake. All you need is a baking tray (I use a stainless steel one with highish sides that I roast stuff in); some baking paper; a fairly accurate scale and the ingredients. Friends of mine who don't particularly have a sweet tooth or like cake, love this. It was my daughter Jennie who first introduced me to this lemon drizzle cake a few years back and I've made it so many times since then, adapting the recipe a little each time. Sometimes I add passionfruit to it. Jennie sometimes adds a little cardamom. This is the basic one. I suggest you make this first and then, let loose with your creativity every subsequent time you make it. And I guarantee you will make it again and again and again.....
INGREDIENTS
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CAKE
250g unsalted butter, softened
250g caster sugar
300g self raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
5 eggs
2 tbsp milk
2tbsp fresh lemon juice
freshly grated zest of 2 lemons
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DRIZZLE
175g caster sugar
juice from 2 lemons
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METHOD
Preheat oven to 180C.
Line your baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
Mix all cake ingredients together (I use my fabulous KitchenMaid mixer for speed and efficiency but you can easily do this by hand in a big bowl.)
Pour mixture into your lined tray and level off top with a spatula.
Bake for about 35 minutes in a fan-forced oven.... a little longer without the fan.
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