BBC Good Food Lemon Drizzle Cake

Ingredients

This recipe is enough to make one 8-inch round cake. To make the cake, you will need: 200g self-raising flour; 200g unsalted butter, softened; 200g caster sugar; 4 large eggs; 2 lemons; and 2 tablespoons of milk. For the drizzle topping, you will need: 75g icing sugar; 2 tablespoons of lemon juice; and 1 tablespoon of butter.

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Grease and line an 8-inch round cake tin with baking parchment.

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, butter, sugar, eggs, the zest and juice of two lemons, and the milk. Beat the mixture together until it is light and fluffy, and then pour it into the cake tin.

Bake the cake for 25 minutes, or until it is golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes.

To make the drizzle topping, mix together the icing sugar, lemon juice, and butter until smooth. Spoon the drizzle over the top of the cake, and then leave it to cool completely in the tin.

Nutrition

This recipe is high in calories, with each slice containing around 620 kcal. It is also high in fat, with 24.6g per slice. It is also high in sugar, with 35.2g per slice. However, it is low in salt, with just 0.2g per slice.

The cake is a good source of carbohydrates, with 70.6g per slice, and a good source of protein, with 5.2g per slice. It is also a good source of vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin C (3.3mg per slice), calcium (50.4mg per slice), and iron (1.8mg per slice).

Overall, this cake is a delicious treat that is high in calories and sugar, but also provides some vitamins and minerals. Enjoy!