Zesty Lemon Cake Recipe 🍋
Brighten up your afternoon with this light, zesty lemon cake, perfect for sharing with friends over tea (or keeping all to yourself, we won’t judge)
Ingredients:
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200g unsalted butter, softened
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200g caster sugar
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4 large eggs
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200g self-raising flour
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Zest of 2 lemons
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3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (use your lemon juicer!)
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2 tbsp milk
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Icing sugar, to dust
Method:
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Preheat your oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / Gas 4 and line a loaf tin with baking parchment.
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Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy — think cloud-soft.
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Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
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Fold in the flour and lemon zest, then gently stir in the lemon juice and milk.
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Pour the batter into the tin and smooth the top. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
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Let it cool slightly, then dust with icing sugar and serve on your favourite Caroline Gardner plates!