Lemon Drizzle Cake




 Requests for something to take to end of term school parties,picnics, church garden parties and bake sales have come in thick and fast this week.

         Here is an easy recipe for  a popular cake. Cakes do not have to be smothered with fancy frosting and icing which takes time, melts and squashes when travelling and adds sugar .



A stock of cake tin liners saves a lot of hassle and avoids the annoyance of cakes sticking in the tin. Sainburys and Lakeland have good stocksof these.The round ones can be cut down to fit in shallow sandwich cake tins.

                                                                             



                                                 Lemon Drizzle Cake

                                                                               


                                                                                                           
                     For The Cake

                75 g softened butter
                125g caster sugar
                150g self raising flour
                1 tsp baking powder
                2 medium eggs
                1 tablespoon lemon curd.

                 2  and 1/2  tablespoons milk


                 For The Drizzle
                     finely grated rind and juice of 1 large lemon
                     2 tablespoons granulated sugar
                                 
                 Method
  1.  Heat the oven to 180 C
  2.  Line a 1kg loaf tin.                  
  3.  Beat the cake ingredients together until thoroughly combined 
  4.  Pour into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 40-45 minutes .                               
  5.  The cake should be firm to touch and a skewer inserted into the centre should come out clean           
  6.  While the cake bakes make the drizzle  .
  7.  Mix the juice, rind and sugar together
  8.  Pour the drizzle over the cake while it is still very hot from the oven ,this will form a delicious lemon  crust  and moisten the  cake ,                  
  9. Leave to cool completely before serving                    





                     

                  

                 

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