Tools
Stand Mixers
K beater
French Meringue
Lemon Drizzle Cake
| Serves: 6 people | Recipe course: Cakes | Total time (min.): 60 | Complexity (1 to 3): 1 |
A classic cake that is sweet and zingy with a deliciously moist sponge and crunchy top.
Ingredients
Ingredients 1
Butter 225 grams
Caster sugar 225 grams
Ingredients 2
Eggs 4 beaten
Ingredients 3
Plain flour 225 grams
Lemon 1 zest of
Baking powder 1 Tbsp.
Ingredients 4
Lemons 2 juice of
Caster sugar 85 grams
Method
Getting started
1- Fit the K beater to the machine.
2- Line the loaf tin with parchment paper.
3- Pre heat the oven to 180ºC.
Stage 1
1- Add Ingredients 1 (butter, sugar) into the Mixer bowl.
2- Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.
3- Mix on speed Max for 1 minute.
4- Scrape down the bowl.
5- Mix on speed Max for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
Stage 2
1- Add Ingredients 2 (eggs) into the Mixer bowl.
2- Mix on speed 3 for 3 minutes.
Stage 3
1- Add Ingredients 3 (flour, lemon zest, baking powder) into the Mixer bowl.
2- Mix on speed Max for 30 seconds.
3- Transfer the batter to the loaf tin.
4- Bake for 50 minutes at 180ºC.
5- Let cool.
6- Prick the warm cake all over the top with a skewer.
Stage 4
1- Add Ingredients 4 (lemon juice, sugar) to the small bowl.
2- Mix until combined.
3- Pour the contents of the small bowl over the top of the cake.
4- Leave in the tin to cool completely.
5- Serve.
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