Lemon drizzle cake

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• Blueberryman

  23 July 2008

  Blueberryman commented on this recipe

  Why did it collapse in the centre within two minutes of taking it out of the oven ? Maybe it didn't like being taken out for testing ? I followed the recipe, though I only had large eggs so used three instead of four, and tested it after 50 minutes with a skewer. It wasn't cooked so I gave it another 5 mins. Tried again, needed another 5 mins. Skewer was clean this time. The taste was excellent, but the appearance was such a disaster, I had to eat it all (well, most) myself before anyone else saw it ! I'll definately try again, but I really do need to know where I went wrong first.

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• Vicky.H

  23 July 2008

  Vicky.H rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My first time at making lemon drizzle cake, I added extra lemon juice it was totally amazing. I'm now thinking about buying Tana latest book!

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• Maulkin

  27 July 2008

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• Claire B

  01 August 2008

  Claire B commented on this recipe

  I dont bake very much and when I do it is usually a disaster! - Not this cake, it was fabulous, I made it with my little boy and everyone in our family loved it - will definitely make again. I added zest of two lemons.

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• breeno

  05 August 2008

  breeno commented on this recipe

  sorry to sound dim but could someone tell me what 11/2 means for the lemon quanity for the drizzle topping. Thanks

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• Blueberryman

  06 August 2008

  Blueberryman commented on this recipe

  One and a half, I assumed. Better still, juice of 2 lemons, and a bit more sugar (say 115g in total) will give you more topping. Now that I've got you using 2 lemons, you might as well put all their zest into the cake ! (I think someone else suggested that earlier). I'd still love to know why my cake collapsed in the centre (July 23) ????

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• barrybubbles

  07 August 2008

  barrybubbles commented on this recipe

  Maybe I'm a bit new to baking - well I had to get a loaf tin to start with! But the dimensions of the tin were confusing. I bought 10x18 tin thinking it looked small - it was rim edge to edge! So I'm guessing I need a 2lb loaf tin? I currently have a half size cake baking away....

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• megentilly

  09 August 2008

  megentilly rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Loved this cake especially my husband. Off to make it again. Can't wait!!

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• Sharon

  12 August 2008

  Sharon rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Wonderful and very simple. The best recipe I've used, although I used an extra lemon's worth of zest.

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• Alianda

  13 August 2008

  Alianda commented on this recipe

  This cake is delicious and easy to make. A huge hit with all the family!!! It was my daughters birthday recently and she asked for this cake and chocolate cake, I took a good quarter of the mix out and mixed with chocolate powder then gently folded it back into the remainder of the mix for a marble effect. It looked and tasted fab!!

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• Michelle

  13 August 2008

  Michelle rated and commented on this recipe

  

  An easy recipe to follow and everyone seemed to love it

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• craftycook

  14 August 2008

  craftycook rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I divided the mixture into three smaller loaf tins i made 15 in all to sell on the home bake stall at our village fete 10th august they sold really well

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• stephy

  14 August 2008

  stephy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Im potentially one of the worst cooks ever and I just made this with ease!! it even tastes soooo yummy. definately an easy, good recipe. Id maybe make more drizzle next time though.

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• anne

  15 August 2008

  anne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This cake was gorgeous but i found it to be a little bit greasy so I used 150g of butter instead and it turned out perfect!! Ive made it three times already and it didnt last long...devine!!

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• Rachel Proctor

  24 August 2008

  Rachel Proctor commented on this recipe

  This is my favourite cake. I refuse to accept that its a ramsey classic, as it is in the cookbooks that my grandmother passed along to my mother. Still, its a perfect cake. i find that it helps to put lime and ornge zest in the cake mix.

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• Kelvin

  25 August 2008

  Kelvin commented on this recipe

  Does it make any difference using golden caster sugar?

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• Berkshiremummy

  25 August 2008

  Berkshiremummy commented on this recipe

  Wow, really yummy. Used 2 lemons for cake and only one and half for drizzle! Goes down a real treat.

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• George

  26 August 2008

  George rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious cake but took about 1 hour to cook in the end. In answer to "Kelvin's" question about using golden caster, it was the only thing I had in the house so I used it in the cake and in the topping and it was perfect! In fact, I think it gave the topping a crispier one than if I'd used normal caster...yum!

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• tats

  26 August 2008

  tats rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this cake yesterday and it turned out fantastic. Used two round cake tins instead of the loaf tin which worked just as well. I wanted to make two, one for home and one for work. Used two lemons for the zest to go into the cake. Used icing sugar instead of caster sugar with the lemon juice which was fab. Also the cake just took 35 minutes in my fan assisted oven. Would recommend and make this again.

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• leanne

  27 August 2008

  leanne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this is my new favorite cake it is fantastically moist and the flavors totally wake your mouth up. very easy to make too.

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Ingredients

• 225g unsalted butter , softened
• 225g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• finely grated zest 1 lemon
• 225g self-raising flour

FOR THE DRIZZLE TOPPING

• juice 1½ lemons
• 85g caster sugar

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Difficulty and servings

Cuts into 10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 45 mins

Ingredients

• 225g unsalted butter , softened
• 225g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• finely grated zest 1 lemon
• 225g self-raising flour

FOR THE DRIZZLE TOPPING

• juice 1½ lemons
• 85g caster sugar

Per slice

399 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 50g, fat 21 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 1g, sugar 33g, salt 0.3 g

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