Linda's Lemon Drizzle Cake

Linda's Lemon Drizzle Cake
Linda's Lemon Drizzle Cake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert repertoire. One serving contains 448 calories, 6g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, confectioner's sugar, free-range eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9-inch non-stick loaf pan.
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In a medium mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon (or use an electric mixer). Gradually beat in the eggs and mix until light and fluffy. Stir in the lemon zest,flour, and baking powder, and mix well.
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Add 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice and mix well again. Then beat in the milk.
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Pour the cake batter evenly into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.
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In the meantime, mix the remaining lemon juice and the confectioner's sugar together in a small bowl to make a glaze.
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When it's ready, take the cake out of the oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then turn it out onto a plate. Pierce the top of the cake all over with a thin skewer. Spoon the lemon glaze carefully and evenly over the cake until all of it is absorbed. Ready to eat.
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Reprinted with permission from FOOD: Vegetarian Home Cooking © 2012 by Mary McCartney, Sterling Epicure, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Photography by Mary McCartney.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score1
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