Lemon drizzle cake
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Ingredients
For the cake
- 225 g butter, softened
- 225 g caster sugar
- 275 g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 eggs
- 4 tbsp milk
- 2 lemons, grated zest only
For the crunchy topping
- 175 g granulated sugar
- 2 lemons, juice only
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Method
1. Cut a rectangle of non-stick baking parchment to fit the base and sides of a 30 x 23 x 4 cm roasting tin. Grease the tin and line with the paper, pushing it neatly into the corners of the tin. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.2. Measure all the ingredients for the tray bake into a large bowl and beat well for about 2 minutes, until well blended.
3. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin, scraping the sides of the bowl with a plastic spatula to remove all of the mixture. Level the top gently with the back of the spatula.
4. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 35-40 minutes, or until the cake springs back when lightly pressed and is beginning to shrink away from the sides of the tin.
5. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for a few minutes then lift it out of the tin while still in its lining paper. Carefully remove the paper and put the tray bake onto a wire rack placed over a tray.
6. To make the crunchy topping, mix the lemon juice and granulated sugar in a small bowl to give a runny consistency. Spoon this mixture evenly over the tray bake whilst it is still just warm. Cut into squares when cold and store in an airtight tin.
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View all comments (32)Very easy and quick, everyone loved it. Disappeared in a couple of days one of my go to recipes now!
Quick, Easy and so so light, will be a family fav from now on
I havn't yet made the cake, but am this week. I'll let you know how it went and upload a pic.
I have halved the quantities of this recipe before and it still works wonderfully! A fabulous lemon drizzle recipe.
Once, feeling virtuous, I substituted some of the butter with 0% greek yoghurt. Again, it tasted great and was much lower in fat! A very forgiving recipe, good for people like me who can't leave well enough alone
I've made this several times now,and regularly get asked for the recipe,or to make it again.Making it for my sister -in - laws birthday party this time round.I have also tried it with orange,which went down well.I have also halved the quantities to make a smaller version with no problems.So simple and easy,freezes well,perfect!
Made this today and is an absolute winner! I used the zest of 3 lemons (could even use more as I like loads of lemon)and I think this is the best lemon drizzle cake I have made. May add some lemon juice or lemon extract to the mixture next time as well. Lovely light cake - and so easy!
made this at the weekend - used half quantities and just right for someone living alone! cake was delicious - best lemon drizzle I've made! de-lish
This cake is one of the easiest I have ever made; it's a real staple of mine now.
This cake is a big hit with all my family and friends. It never lets me down, always light and moist....yummy!!!
A moist cake, but found the oven temperature too high! Should have read the comments first! Served mine with fruit and ice-cream as a desert - very tasty.
Thanks Celia - our mistake! It's actually 160C fan, so it's gas mark 4.
This recipe has a typo, the oven temp should be gas mark 3 or equivalent. I made it yesterday from one of her cake recipe books and it cooked in the specified time. A first rate cake, much appreciated by my birthday supper guests along with a small liquer glass of limoncello!
The only traybake sponge I have ever found that works in my oven! Eureka!! It did take longer than the advised time of 40mins, mine took a whole hour but I really don't mind if it keeps turning out as perfect as this.
I wonder if anyone has any tips on a chocolate version? Can the recipe be adapted?
I love this recipe, so easy and so tasty. I usually split these ingredients between 2 loaf tins, stab a few holes down the midle, then for the topping, drizzle lemon icing over (juice from lemons and icing sugar). It drizzles down the middle, Gorgeous!!!
A brilliantly simple, tasty recipe. Light sponge, freezes well,ideal for bake sales etc!
Wow ! What a lovely cake , I have already been asked to make this again !!!. The sponge is really light and the lemon crusty topping is excellent.
***** This is a fabulous cake , always popular with everyone. I make 1 a week as it is so quick. I did reduce the flour down to 225grms, sometimes as a bonus I add a small punnet of blueberries gently stirred in at the end, they just burst as you bite into them-- simply divine.
The recipe reads well. I was also thinking of doing it with limes. I'll try three limes instead of two lemons, unless anyone quickly thinks I'm wrong. And cane caster sugar instead of granulated.
This is a great recipe. I also made some adaptations, used only 225g of flour and made the topping with sugar and icing sugar. I have also subsituted the lemons for limes and added sweetened coconut (about 100g) to the sponge mix, for an alternative lime and coconut tray bake.
This cake is so easy to make & was really lovely although I admit I did make a few adaptations - I reduced the amount of flour down to 225g i.e. equal amounts of flour, sugar & butter, added some lemon juice to the sponge mix as well & cooked at a slightly higher temperature - the result was a truly light, moist, zingy sponge. Really yummy!
You can also try making the topping with icing sugar instead of granulated sugar.
i found that 160 Degrees Celcius was too low and it took forever to bake. However, the cake was very moist and delicious :D
Love the recipe it has a nice sweet sharp taste with the sugary lemon topping- yummy
, I only used 225g of flour though equal quantities of butter, sugar and flour- turned out nice and fluffy and smelt heavenly 
this cake is a wonderful light cake the lemon and sugar drizzled over it makes it makes it a favorite of my family I have made it in muffin tins for my grandchildren they love them
can you use icing sugar instead of granulated sugar if you want it more thin and drizzly?
Delicious cake, and one that is not too taxing to make!
This is a lovely easy to make cake!
Very Very Very tastey real tea time treat
very easy to make and very tasty