Lemon / orange drizzle cake

Olliebeak

sandy2 wrote: »

I don't know who posted this recipe, but I'm sure I got from here (i did a search but still couldn't find it)
Lemon drizzle Cake
110g butter/margarine
170g self raising flour
170g caster sugar
4tbsp milk
Grated rind of 1 lemon
2 eggs

For the drizzle:
Juice of 1 lemon 3 heaped tbsp icing sugar.

• Preheat oven to Gas 4/180c or Gas 5/190c for muffin size
• Place all cake ingredients into a bowl or processor and mix until smooth
• Place in tin of your choice and bake for 40-45 minutes, 15-20 for smaller size.
• Mix syrup ingredients together, *word has been censored * hot cakes with a skewer or fork and pour the syrup over. Leave in tin to cool completely.

Anyway I cooked for the first time this morning and I've just won 1st prize in our spanish village fiesta pudding competion. Everyone loved it. There were 24 other puddings/cakes So thank you very much whoever posted this recipe

many thanks to sandy2 for posting this recipe AND also to the OP. I've used it today (first time lemon drizzle cake maker ) and the result was fantastic.

OH actually said it's one of the nicest cakes he's ever tasted - so I'm very proud of it. I did it in a 2lb loaf tin and needed to cover the top with a sealed foil lid to stop it from rising to too much of a peak and going brown instead of golden. Very moist and lemony!

v8monkeyboy

Hi,

I thought I would share this with you - it's the recipe I use for the simplest, but yummiest drizzle cake ever. You simply mix all the ingredients together, whack it in a pan and bake for 40 mins :j .

Lemon / orange drizzle cake:

100g soft butter / margarine
175g caster sugar
175g self-raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons milk
zest of 1 lemon or orange

Crunchy topping:

Juice of 1 lemon / orange
100g caster sugar

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C

Beat all cake ingredients together until smooth and fluffy. Pour into a greased and lined 7" cake tin (I use a 900g loaf tin and this works too ). Bake for 40 minutes. Cake is ready when a skewer inserted into the middle comes out cleam.

Mix together the lemon / orange juice with the caster sugar. !!!!! the surface of the still hot cake with a skewer or fork, then pour over the sugar mix. Leave the cake in the tin to cool, then turn out and eat .

I hope this is in the right place, if not, please feel free to move it.

T x

slm6002

sounds good. think i will have to give it a go

Olliebeak

Very similar to the one that I use (posted on here by one of the members) and it's delicious. Mine uses icing sugar instead of caster in the 'drizzle'.

Every time I make it, my kids seem to zoom in on my house and devour the lot before OH gets a slice - need to start stashing a couple of slices just for him!

jessicamb

This little beauty is my favourite
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4942/lemon-drizzle-cake

nic1lou2

As I have a few lemons left over from last weekend (bought in for celebrating birthday - for G & T's) am going to bite the bullet and give this a go. Not baked cakes for years - Hobnobs or soda bread usually most adventurous baking! Fingers crossed!

justpeyton4now

Thanks V8Monkeyboy. This looks delish and so easy too. Will be giving it a go over the weekend.

MrsFraggle

I love lemon drizzle cake, its so easy to make and always gets compliments - I make them for the kids school fayres when they send a request home for cakes.
I also use a loaf tin and liners from lakeland (not exactly moneysaving I know but...) http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/product/5552_7321_5553_6545
but before that just use to line tin in normal baking parchment stuff

Pink.

Hi v8monkeyboy,

Your recipe sounds virtually identical to the Mary Berry version of lemon drizzle cake that I make...it's a lovely cake and a firm family favourite here

I've added your thread to the existing thread on drizzle cakes to keep the recipes together.

Pink

princesstippytoes

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi v8monkeyboy,

Your recipe sounds virtually identical to the Mary Berry version of lemon drizzle cake that I make...it's a lovely cake and a firm family favourite here

I've added your thread to the existing thread on drizzle cakes to keep the recipes together.

Pink

Thanks for that link PW. I might try that tommorrow. :beer: