Homemade Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake

Homemade Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake recipe to whip up as it’s simple and makes a tangy moist dessert, a fail safe recipe that works every time.

1. unsalted butter 2. white sugar 3. flour 4. medium eggs 5. lemons 6. caster sugar

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In a bowl add your soft room temperature butter and sugar and beat until light and creamy. Add your eggs and lemon juice and the flour

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Add your eggs and lemon juice and the flour and mix again until it is smooth.

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Pour this cake mixture into your greased loaf tin and bake in the oven on the higher shelf for about 50-65 minutes.

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Check to see if it is cooked at about 50 minutes with a clean knife. If it does not come out clean then bake a little more until it tests clean and cooked.

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Ten minutes before the loaf cake is cooked, mix the lemon juice with the caster sugar

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For the glazing mix the lemon juice with the icing sugar until you have the right consistency and drizzle over the cake. When cooled

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A delicious moist tangy lemon loaf cake for dessert for tea time for visitors and of course family. Decorate the cake with grated lemon zest

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Slice and serve on a serving plate and enjoy this amazingly simple cake for snacks.

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