The Simplest Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake

Step 1

TO MAKE THE CAKE:

Step 2

Set the oven to 160°C and grease and flour a loaf tin.

Step 3

Beat all ingredients together (except the lemon rind) with an electric beater for 3 mins. Then stir in the lemon rind and pour the batter into the loaf tin.

Step 4

Bake in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes or until a tester stick comes out clean.

Step 5

TO MAKE THE LEMON DRIZZLE:

Step 6

Put the sugar, lemon juice and rind in a small pot and heat until the sugar dissolves. Taste it for the right balance of sweet to sour and add a little more sugar or honey if it’s too sour.

Step 7

When you take the cake out of the oven, poke some holes in the cake with a skewer, about half way to the bottom, before pouring over the lemon drizzle.

Step 8

Allow the cake to cool in the loaf tin and then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely before serving.