Becoming Dad Bakes......Lemon Drizzle Cake

It's effortlessly simple and absolutely ancient. This was Zoe's choice for her birthday cake this year.

You start with a basic sponge recipe and then drizzle it in lemon heaven.

Cake:
3 large eggs
Self raising flour 6oz (170g)
Caster Sugar 6oz (170g)
Unsalted Butter (room temp) 6oz (170g)
Zest of two Lemons

Drizzle:
Juice of two Lemons (the ones you zested)
Powdered Sugar 4oz (110g)

Grease a bread tin (about 24x10.4) and pre-heat your oven to 180C/350F

Cream together your cake ingredients until you're left with a nice smooth cake batter.

 Pour into your tin and bake for about 30-35 mins. 

While you're waiting, mix together your icing sugar and lemon juice until totally smooth, pop it to one side. After 30 mins check the cake by inserting a cake skewer into the middle, if it comes out clean it's done. 

If not, give it a few mins more. When it's ready, use your skewer to poke holes all over the cake, all the way down to the bottom. Pour over the lemon glaze and leave to cool. 

Remove from it's tin and slice into manageable chunks.

Then have with a mug of coffee......

Becoming Dad......