Gluten-free lemon drizzle cake

Gluten-free lemon drizzle cake

With a special surprise ingredient, this gluten free cake stays beautifully moist. To everyone’s amazement it's mash potato!

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8 - 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Including cooking potato
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Nut-free

Without drizzle

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line a deep, 20cm round cake tin. Beat the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, then gradually add the egg, beating after each addition. Fold in the almonds, cold mashed potato, lemon zest and baking powder.
  2. Tip into the tin, level the top, then bake for 40-45 mins or until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack after 10 mins cooling. Mix the granulated sugar and the lemon juice together, then spoon over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.
Try

Potato ricer

If you have one, use a potato ricer to mash your potatoes; it will give a fantastically light and fine texture.

Make it nut-free

If you'd like to make this nut-free, as well as wheat-free, switch the ground almonds for polenta or wheat-free flour.

Per serving

514 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 36 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 35g, salt 0.88 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2008.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8 - 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Including cooking potato
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Nut-free

Without drizzle

Ingredients

  • 200g butter , softened
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 175g ground almonds (to make it nut free see below)
  • 250g mashed potatoes
  • zest 3 lemons
  • 2 tsp gluten-free baking powder (Supercook does one)

FOR THE DRIZZLE

  • 4 tbsp granulated sugar
  • juice 1 lemon
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514 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 36 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 35g, salt 0.88 g

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