If you like the Starbucks Lemon Loaf then you will love this delicious, moist lemon cake recipe that's made completely from scratch in less than 15 minutes.
It's buttery, moist, bursting with lemon flavour, and topped with sweet lemon glaze. The lemon loaf cake itself is perfectly lemony, and the lemon glaze boosts the lemon flavour even more. Lemon lovers will be in their glory!
Like bees on a honey pot, everyone lept on the cake and it quickly vanished into happy, chattering mouths. Everyone without exception, agreed that proper lemon drizzle cake is superior. Sorry Starbucks.
It's effortlessly simple !
Ingredients:
- 3 large eggs
- 170g self raising flour, sifted
- 170g caster sugar
- 170g unsalted butter, softened
- zest of 2 lemons
- juice of 2 lemons
- 110g icing sugar, sifted
Method:
Grease a bread tin (2lb tin) and line with a baking paper. Pre-heat the oven at 180ºC/160ºC for fan assist oven.
Cream all the cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl until its a nice smooth batter. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
While you are waiting, mix together the icing sugar and lemon juice until totally smooth. Leave it a side.
When the cake is ready, take it out from the oven. Use a skewer to poke holes all over the cake, all the way down to the bottom. Pour over the lemon glaze. and leave it to cool.
Remove from the tin and slice into manageable pieces. Enjoy!
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