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Lemon & English Afternoon Drizzle Cake

Lemon & English Afternoon Drizzle Cake

In honour of good and proper tea, why not try this lemon and English Afternoon tea-infused bake. The makings of a good afternoon tea in the comfort of your own home.

  • Serves 4
  • Makes In 1 hr 15 mins
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Dietary V
Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

225g · Unsalted Butter

225g · Caster Sugar

4 · Eggs

1 · Lemon Zest - Grated

225g · Self-raising Flour

100ml · English Afternoon Tea (Left to cool)

100g · Icing Sugar

Juice of 1/2 Lemon

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a loaf tin with greaseproof paper.

2. Beat together the sugar and the butter until pale and creamy.

3. Slowly add the four eggs, one at a time and mixing throughout.

4. Gently sift in the flour and add the finely grated lemon zest - mix well.

5. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and bake for around 45-50 mins.

For The Drizzle

1. Mix the juice of half a lemon with the English Afternoon tea.

2. Stir in the sifted icing sugar until the drizzle is no longer translucent - add more icing sugar if needed.

3. Prick the cake with a skewer and wait till it cools.

4. Pour the drizzle over the top of the cake and let it set.

Lemon & English Afternoon Drizzle Cake