Description
Lemon drizzle cake made in Thermomix
Ingredients
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- 2 lemons, thin peelings of skin and juice (approx. 80 g)
- 300 g caster sugar
- 175 g unsalted butter, soft
- 3 large eggs
- 175 g self-raising flour
- 20 g milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C and line a loaf tin (900 g/2 lb) with baking paper.
- Place lemon peel and 50 g sugar in mixing bowl then grate 10 sec/speed 10.
- Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula then grate again 10 sec/speed 10. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula.
- Add 125 g sugar, butter and eggs then mix 20 sec/speed 5.
- Add flour and milk then mix 15 sec/speed 5.
- Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula then mix again 15 sec/speed 5.
- Transfer batter to prepared tin and bake for 45-50 minutes (180°C) until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean (see tip). Meanwhile, clean mixing bowl.
- Leave cake to rest for 10 minutes in tin while preparing lemon drizzle.
- Place remaining 125 g sugar and lemon juice in mixing bowl then grind 8 sec/speed 8. (I tend to just mix by hand in a little bowl rather than dirty another mixing bowl
- While cake is still warm, prick deeply with a skewer. Remove from tin and transfer to a plate then pour glaze over the top allowing it to seep in and run down sides.
- Leave to cool completely before cutting in slices to serve.
Notes
You can manually mix the sugar and lemon juice for the last stage
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Category: cakes