Lemon Drizzle Cake

[naomi24]

Does anyone have a good recipe for Lemon Drizzle cake - not sugary and sweet - but soft and nice and lemony? Thanks.

[bensmum]

Morning naomi
I generally make a plain madeira cake then when it is warm from the oven I make some holes in it with a skewer and pour some lemon syrup over it so that it soaks through. That way you can have it as lemony or sugary as you want. You could put a light lemon icing over the top once it's cooled but I don't bother.

[bigmamma]

Ooo yummy , that sounds absolutely delish :-P

[naomi24]

Thanks Bensmum. That sounds lovely.

[shaneystar2]

My ma in laws recipe ...rich but lovely ...cholesterol on a plate
8ozs butter ..unsalted
8ozs caster sugar
8ozs plain flour
teaspoon baking powder
4 large eggs
2 lemons
Cream the fat and sugar together add the eggs and beat well . Add the zest from the two lemons .Sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture and fold in .
Put into an 8x10 greased tin and bake for 40 mins at 190C
When it's cold prick the cake all over with a fork.Mix the juice from the lemons with a tablespoonful of icing sugar and drizzle it over the cake .Serve with whipped cream ..Enjoy .

[beanebabe]

We call it yoghurt pot cake - 1 small pot natural yoghurt, 1 pot of sunflower oil, 2 pots of c/sugar, 3 pots of sr/flour, 3 eggs, 1 lemon(zest in cake, juice on top).
Pour out yoghurt and wash and dry pot. Measure dry ingredients first, then add the oil. Add eggs and zest and mix. Put in a greased/lined deep tin (8") and bake for c.1hr at 160C. When cooked pour over juice and sprinkle with a bit of c/sugar. As requested, it isn't too sweet, but nice and soft and lemony!

[naomi24]

Ooooo .......... looks like I'll have to try them all. Oh well, bang goes the waistline!

Thanks everyone.