Lemon Drizzle Cake
A quick and easy lemon drizzle cake with a real lemon flavor.
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- •Butter(optional)for greasing
- •1 Large lemonzested and juiced
- •4 Eggs
- •Sugar
- •200 grams Vegetable oilor sunflower oil
- •1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- •Self-raising floursifted
- •Salt
- •Baking powderif using plain flour, add 2 extra teaspoons
- 1
Grease and flour a 2-pound loaf tin.
2 min
- 2
Zest and juice one large lemon.
3 min
- 3
Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F).
1 min
- 4
In a large bowl, whisk together 4 eggs, sugar, 200 grams of oil, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
2 min
- 5
Add lemon zest and mix.
1 min
- 6
Sift in self-raising flour, salt, and baking powder. Whisk until smooth.
2 min
- 7
Pour mixture into prepared tin and bake for 50 minutes.
50 min
- 8
Prepare lemon juice and sugar mixture for soaking the cake.
2 min
- 9
Prepare icing with powdered sugar and lemon juice.
2 min
- 10
Once baked, poke holes in the cake and pour lemon juice mixture over it.
3 min
- 11
Drizzle icing over the cake and let it set.
5 min
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