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Lemon Drizzle Cake

Easy Lemon Drizzle Cake

5 from 3 votes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8
Calories: 548kcal
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Traditional Lemon Drizzle Cake - you can't beat it!

Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 6 oz Butter
  • 3 Lemons zested (you need juice later)
  • 9 oz Self Raising flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 9 oz caster sugar
  • 2-4 tbsp milk
  • Dizzle
  • 3 lemons juiced
  • 9 oz Caster Sugar
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • This makes a lot of drizzle - you can easily half drizzle mix
  • Tub mascarpone mixed with icing sugar and lemon juice to taste for a special topping - really delicious but its also wonderful without
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Line and grease tin, use a  2llb loaf tin, perfect
  • Cream butter and sugar till pale and fluffy then add eggs slowly, fold in the flour and slacken with milk
  • Add grated lemon rind.
  • Pour in tin and bake on 150-170C depending on oven, for 40 mins depending on tin size!! and firm to touch
  • Mix the juice of 3 lemons with the caster sugar & icing sugar and heat till warm on stove or microwave!
  • When cake comes out of oven prick with skewer and drizzle lemon icing on top - leave till cool.
  • Totally optional - It's nice to finish off by beating mascarpone with juice of half remaining lemon and a little more icing sugar.
  • Go on have a slice :-) Cx

Notes

****All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Lemon Drizzle Cake
Amount per Serving
Calories
548
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
 
12
g
75
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Cholesterol
 
107
mg
36
%
Sodium
 
178
mg
8
%
Potassium
 
66
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
89
g
30
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
66
g
73
%
Protein
 
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
 
627
IU
13
%
Calcium
 
24
mg
2
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.