Lemon Drizzle Cake

Name: Lemon Drizzle Cake
Ingredients: CAKE; 175 g Doves Farm Organic Plain White Flour; 3 tsp FREEE Baking Powder; 175 g butter; 175 g caster sugar; 2 lemons, unwaxed; 3 eggs; 2 tbsp milk; SYRUP; 75 g caster sugar; lemon juice (from above); water; DRIZZLE ICING; 1 lemon; 100 g caster sugar

Makes 1 cake

One of the classic cakes with a citrus crunchy on the outside and soft moist lemon sponge on the inside. This cake will store for up to a week in an airtight tin.

14 Reviews / Write a review

Free from Soya, Nuts

Vegetarian

Ingredients

CAKE
175g Doves Farm Organic Plain White Flour
3 tsp FREEE Baking Powder
175g butter
175g caster sugar
2 lemons, unwaxed
3 eggs
2 tbsp milk
SYRUP
75g caster sugar
lemon juice (from above)
water
DRIZZLE ICING
1 lemon
100g caster sugar

Cake

Line a 1kg/2lb loaf tin with parchment and pre-heat the oven.
Sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl, stir to combine and set aside.
Put the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and beat together until light and fluffy.
Finely grate the lemon rind, add it to the bowl and beat it in.
Squeeze the lemon juice into a jug, add water if necessary to make it up to 75ml and set this aside for the syrup.
Beat the eggs one at a time, into the mixing bowl ensuring each is well incorporated before adding the next.
Add the prepared flour to the mixing bowl followed by the milk and stir to combine.
Tip the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top.
Bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked. Leave the cake in its tin.

Syrup

Put the sugar into a saucepan, pour on the reserved jug of lemon juice and bring to the boil shaking the pan occasionally. Simmer gently for 2 minutes to make a syrup.
Prick all over the surface of the warm cake with a BBQ stick or skewer, pressing right through to the base of the cake.
Pour the syrup slowly all over the surface of the cake and leave to cool in the tin.

Drizzle Icing

Place a chopping board over the cold cake tin and invert it onto the board. Remove the parchment paper.
Using a zester, peel some strands of zest from the lemon and set these aside.
Squeeze the lemon juice.
Measure the sugar into a bowl, add the lemon juice and stir to make the drizzle.
Pour the drizzle over the top of the cake and spread it around the sides of the cake with a knife.
Scatter the prepared strands of lemon zest over the cake.
Leave to set before serving.

Equipment

1kg/2lb loaf tin, loaf liner or parchment paper, grater, zester, saucepan, mixing bowl and BBQ stick or skewer

Temperature

190°C, Fan 170°C, 375°F, Gas 5

Cooking time

40-45 minutes

AMAZING! Made this cake for VE Day and everyone commented on how light and moist the cake was! I made it in a round tin then and I'm trying it in a rectangular tin now. Regardless of shape, its a fantastic recipe.

By Lexy

22 Jun 2020

Made this without the final icing topping and it was lovely. Just made it again substituting orange juice for lemon juice for a orange drizzle cake and it was just as good.

By Anon

19 Jun 2020

Made this twice because first time it sunk in middle (doesn’t matter cos turn it upside down). It’s a lovely cake but a lot of sugar. Second time it rose up well and sunk again even though I was very careful.

By Chris Shiel

29 May 2020

This Lemon Drizzle cake is beautiful,easy to make and my family can't get enough of it.They say it's the best they have ever had.

By Elizabeth Charlton

23 May 2020

Wow is all I can say about this recipe/cake. It was the best lemon drizzle cake I have ever made,and everybody commented on how lovely it was.

By Dan A

15 May 2020

It doesn't say what degrees to put the oven at?

By Isla Byrne

13 May 2020

Hi there, please find the temperature below the method, for reference this is 190°C, Fan 170°C, 375°F, Gas 5. Best wishes and happy baking, Doves Farm.

By Doves Farm

13 May 2020

Fabulous - made it yesterday and between 2 sensible eaters we just finished it - delicious services on its own or as we just indulged with some strawberries and double cream for the finale - definately make again although next time I won’t bother with the final topping, personally I don’t think it necessary. :)

By Lea

10 May 2020

made this recipe today and it’s by far the best cake i’ve ever made!! so moist and soft!

By Katie

06 May 2020

wow .... I am not a cake maker but in the situation we are in with time on my hands I tried this cake....A M A Z I N G !!! So simple & so delicous - THANK YOU !!

By Tina Jones

21 Apr 2020

I made this today with my 5 year old son great recipe was beautiful

By Roxanne osullivan

19 Apr 2020

Made this cake today and it’s probably the best lemon drizzle cake I’ve ever had !! I loved it and so did my family . Tangy from all the lemon but it’s not overpowering . Will definitely make again as it was so easy x

By Katie

10 Apr 2020

The best lemon drizzle cake EVER! My partner, family and friends Adore this cake. I doubt there’s a better one out there. Absolutely awesome flavours. Thanks for this recipe.

By Jo

29 Jan 2020