Ellie's yummy lemon cake
This is a quick and easy recipe for lemon drizzle lovers! The cake is flavoured with lemon zest, and a drizzle of sweetened lemon juice is added after baking.
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 110g butter
- 110g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 110g self-raising flour
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
Method
Prep:20min ›
Cook:20min ›
Extra time:10min cooling ›
Ready in:50min
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease a 20cm round cake tin.
- Beat the butter and the 110g caster sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat the eggs into the mixture until combined. Add flour and lemon zest. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted near the centre comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Leave the cake to cool for 10 minutes.
- Mix the 1 tablespoon caster sugar and the lemon juice together. Then sprinkle it onto the cake.
Tip
Use the same lemon for the zest and juice.
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Reviews & ratings
Average global rating:
(6)
Reviews in English (6)
- 15 May 2012
Super cake!! I doubled the recipe for a nice deep cake and drizzled with icing when it was cold. A massive hit with the family!! - 29 Oct 2012
Such a yummy cake! Even a baking novice like myself can make it with good results! - 08 Jul 2013