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Lemon drizzle cake

Simply beat, fold, bake and drizzle - it's that easy to create this teatime favourite! - by Fast Ed
  • 01 Oct 2021
Lemon drizzle cake
Prep: 15 Minutes - Cook: 45 Minutes - Serves 10-12
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This cake will keep in an airtight container for up to one week. You can also freeze it for up to two months. Just wrap it in plastic wrap, then foil, and don’t forget to label it!

Ingredients

Cooking oil spray, for greasing

250g unsalted butter, softened

250g caster sugar

Finely grated zest of 2 lemons

5 eggs

1 egg yolk

275g self-raising flour, sifted

2 Tbsp lemon juice

90g icing sugar mixture

Extra lemon zest, to decorate

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 24.5 x 12cm loaf tin with cooking oil spray, then line base and sides with baking paper. Combine butter, sugar and lemon zest in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on medium, using paddle attachment, for 5 minutes or until very pale and creamy.

  2. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down side after each addition. Add egg yolk. Fold in flour, then spoon mixture into prepared tin. Bake for
    40-45 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.

  3. While warm, prick top of cake all over with a fork. Mix lemon juice and icing sugar in a medium bowl, then drizzle over cake. Decorate with extra lemon zest and serve.

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'Fast' Ed Halmagyi is one of Australia’s best-loved TV chefs and food authors. For over a decade, Ed has appeared on television and radio, in newspapers, magazines and books.

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