Best Lemon Drizzle Birthday Cake Recipe

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Best Lemon Drizzle Birthday Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Making this delicious lemon drizzle cake is a breeze. You need the following ingredients:
- 100g of self-raising flour
- 100g of caster sugar
- 100g of butter, cut into cubes
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of semi-skimmed milk
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons of caster sugar for the drizzle
Instructions
Once you have all the ingredients, you can start baking your delicious cake. Here are the steps you need to follow:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Grease a 9-inch round cake tin or line it with greaseproof paper.
- Put the butter, sugar, eggs, self-raising flour and milk into a bowl and mix with an electric whisk until it's all well combined.
- Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and level it with a spoon.
- Bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- In a bowl, mix together the juice and zest of the lemon with the 2 tablespoons of sugar.
- Once the cake is out of the oven, poke lots of holes in it with a skewer or fork.
- Pour the lemon and sugar mixture over the cake and leave to cool.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
This lemon drizzle cake is a great way to celebrate any special occasion. Not only is it delicious, it’s also relatively healthy. Here’s the nutritional information per serving:
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Protein: 2.6g
- Carbs: 19.4g
- Fats: 6.1g
- Fibre: 0.6g
Conclusion
Making this delicious lemon drizzle cake is a great way to celebrate any special occasion. It’s not only delicious, it’s also relatively healthy. All you need are a few basic ingredients and you’re good to go. The zesty lemon flavour and the drizzle of sugar makes it the perfect combination of sweet and tart. Once you’ve tried this recipe, you’ll definitely be making it again and again.