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Sally’s Workshop Lemon Cake

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If you haven’t been to one of our workshops you won’t have sampled Sally’s wonderful Lemon Drizzle Cake which she sometimes brings along with her.  Students have requested the recipe so here it is.

Ingredients

4oz (100g) Soft Margarine

6oz (175g) Caster Sugar

6oz (175g) Self-raising Flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

4 Tablespoons Milk

Finely grated rind of 1 lemon

For the topping

Juice of 1 lemon

4oz (100g) Caster or granulated sugar

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180oC/350oF/Gas 4.  Lightly grease and base line a 7″ (18cm) round cake tin with greased greaseproof paper.
  • Measure all the ingredients for the cake into a large bowl and beat well for about 2 minutes until smooth and well blended.  Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface.
  • Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 35-40 minutes or until the cake has shrunk slightly from the sides of the tin and springs back when lightly pressed with a finger.
  • Whilst the cake is baking, make the crunchy topping.  Measure the lemon juice and sugar into a bowl and stir until blended.  When the cake comes out of the oven, spread the lemon paste over the top whilst the cake is still hot.  Leave in the tin until cold, then turn out and remove the paper.

This recipe comes from Mary Berry’s Ultimate Cake Book

Why not have a go – or come on one of our workshops and try it!

Jane Dolder

Workshop Co-ordinator

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Comments

  1. Kiwi Rachel says

    Yipeeee, this is my favorite cake! Thanks Sally, now I can attempt to make it at home! One happy Kiwi xx

  2. Dewi says

    Thanks Sally for making the cakes and bringing to the workshop for all of us to try. Like your coffee walnuts with mascarpone too..do you mind sharing the recipe here 🙂

  9. karine sarouphim says

    i was going to bake a lemon cake when i remembered this delicious cake i tasted at the bride and groom workshop!!! i’m so happy i found the recipe on your blog!!! thank you so much, and by the way, i just got my first order for a wedding cake with bride and groom topper!!! karine, from Lebanon

  14. Lindys Team says

    Hi Louise
    It can be made in a loaf tin, I made one at the weekend but cannot remember what size tin it was!! The easiest thing to do is get a 7inch tin and fill it with water, and pour into the loaf tin (checks volumes!!)
    Good Luck!
    Fiona