Lemon Drizzle Loaf Recipes

LEMON DRIZZLE LOAF CAKE!

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan - grease and line your 2lb loaf tin!
• Beat together your butter and sugar together until light and creamy!
• Add in your flour, eggs and lemon and beat again until combined. It'll be a smooth cake mixture!
• Add the mix into the cake tin and bake. This can take 55-65 minutes - but check from 50 minutes onwards.
• Towards the end of baking - in a bowl, mix together your 75ml lemon juice and 75g caster sugar together.
• Once the cake is baked, drizzle this over the cake, whilst still in the tin. Let the cake cool fully.
• Once the cake is cooled, remove from the tin.
• If you want to decorate, mix in lemon juice to your icing sugar until you reach the desired consistency.
• Drizzle this over the cake, and sprinkle on some lemon zest for decoration! Enjoy!

LOVELY LEMON DRIZZLE LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 170c/150c fan/gas 3½. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin with baking parchment. Put the butter, caster sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl, and beat with an electric hand whisk until pale and fluffy. Crack in 1 egg, whisk into the butter mixture until well combined, then add 1 heaped tbsp flour and mix again. Continue with the remaining eggs and flour, finishing with any remaining flour and mixing until just combined. Finally, add the yogurt and lemon curd, and fold together with a spatula until smooth. Scrape the mixture into the tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 45-50 mins until golden and risen - a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake should come out clean.
• Leave to cool in the tin for 5 mins. For the drizzle, mix the lemon juice and sugars in a small bowl. Transfer the cake to a cooling rack. Using a fine skewer or cocktail stick, poke holes all over the top of the cake. Spoon over the drizzle, scatter with the reserved zest and leave to soak in for 10 mins before serving. Will keep in a cake tin for 3 days.

EASY LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease a 900g/2lb loaf tin with a little butter and line with baking paper.
• Tip the remaining butter and caster sugar into a food processor and blend for a few seconds. Add the eggs one at a time, blending after each addition. Add the flour and lemon zest and blend until smooth.
• Pour the batter into the lined baking tin, flatten the top with the back of a spoon and bake for 50-55 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together the lemon juice and icing sugar. When the cake has cooled a little, poke holes in the top using a skewer, chopstick or a piece of raw spaghetti. Drizzle over the icing, set aside for a few minutes, and serve.

LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Beat together the butter and caster sugar until pale and creamy, then add the eggs, one at a time, slowly mixing through.
• Sift in the self-raising flour, then add the lemon zest and mix until well combined.
• Line a loaf tin (8 x 21cm) with greaseproof paper, then spoon in the mixture and level the top with a spoon.
• Bake for 45-50 mins until a thin skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• While the cake is cooling in its tin, mix together the lemons juice and caster sugar to make the drizzle.
• Prick the warm cake all over with a skewer or fork, then pour over the drizzle - the juice will sink in and the sugar will form a lovely, crisp topping.
• Leave in the tin until completely cool, then remove and serve. Will keep in an airtight container for 3-4 days, or freeze for up to 1 month.