Lemon Drizzle Cake

An easy go-to lemon drizzle cake to keep those cravings satisfied.

Ingredients

• 110g (4 oz) butter
• 170g (6 oz) self raising flour
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 170g (6 oz) caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• lemon zest and juice from half lemon

LEMON SYRUP…

• 100grams. Caster Sugar,
• juice of 1 lemon

LEMON DRIZZLE..

• Juice of ½ a lemon
• 150 g Icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. (Fan Oven 160) Grease a loaf or round fluted cake tin.

2 Beat the butter, flour, milk, sugar, eggs, the lemon zest and juice with an electric whisk until smooth and creamy. Pour cake mixture into prepared tin.

3 Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes. When ready take out of the oven and pierce with a fork on the surface of the cake. Spoon over the Lemon Syrup and leave in the tin until almost cool. Take out of the tin and when cool spoon over with the Lemon Drizzle.

Recipe by Ana Maria Morro 

Lemon Drizzle Cake

5 from 1 vote

An easy go-to lemon drizzle cake to keep those cravings satisfied.

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Gibraltar, Mediterranean

Servings: 6

Author: Mama Lotties

Ingredients

• 110 g 4 oz butter
• 170 g 6 oz self raising flour
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 170 g 6 oz caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• lemon zest and juice from half lemon

LEMON SYRUP…

• 100 grams. Caster Sugar
• juice of 1 lemon

LEMON DRIZZLE..

• Juice of ½ a lemon
• 150 g Icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. (Fan Oven 160) Grease a loaf or round fluted cake tin.
• Beat the butter, flour, milk, sugar, eggs, the lemon zest and juice with an electric whisk until smooth and creamy. Pour cake mixture into prepared tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes. When ready take out of the oven and pierce with a fork on the surface of the cake. Spoon over the Lemon Syrup and leave in the tin until almost cool. Take out of the tin and when cool spoon over with the Lemon Drizzle.