Lemon Drizzle Cake with Lemon Glaze

Lemon drizzle cake is one of my favourite cakes. I bought a petal silicone bundt tin ages ago and this is the first time I got to use it. I love the effect it creates even though I did burn the cake slightly! I used a simple sponge mix with the addition of lemon zest and lemon juice. I poured a lemon syrup over the cake and then made a lemon glaze to go on top. The cake was light and fluffy with a strong lemon flavour. The petal effect was stunning and everyone was suitably impressed. 

I'm entering this to Four Seasons Food hosted by Louisa from Eat Your Veg and Anneli from Delicieux. The theme this month is 'Celebrating Spring' and lemon cakes definitely remind me of spring. 

I'm also sending it to Love Cake hosted by JibberJabberUK. The theme this month is flowers and as this is a flower shaped cake, I hope it qualifies.

 

 ready to go in the oven 

 with lemon syrup 

 I love the petal shapes

 with lemon glaze 

For the cake

250g butter

250g self raising flour

250g caster sugar

4 eggs

zest of 2 lemons

juice of 1/2 lemon 

For the lemon syrup

Juice of 1 lemon 

100g caster sugar

For the lemon glaze

Juice of 1/2 lemon

150g icing sugar

• Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
• Add in one egg at at time, mixing well after each addition.
• Stir in the flour.
• Add in the lemon zest and lemon juice and mix until just combined. 
• Pour into a bundt tin or baking mould and bake for approximately 45-5o minutes depending on the size of your tin. You may need to cover the cake with foil if it's browning too quickly.
• Check that it is cooked by inserting a skewer into the centre and checking that it comes out clean.
• In the meantine, make the lemon syrup by mixing the lemon juice with the sugar. Once the cake is out of the oven, turn it out and prick holes all over the top with a fork or skewer. 
• Pour the syrup all over the cake.
• Make the lemon glaze by mixing lemon juice and icing sugar. You may need more icing sugar or more lemon juice to achieve the required consistency. Pour liberally over the cake and allow to set.