Lemon Drizzle Cake

The Great British Bake Off Bakealong has started another round of fun baking challenges. I have enjoyed baking along with this group and making things like Jaffa Cakes and Steamed Pudding for the first time. It has also given me my all time favorite pastry, the couronne; I’ve made several variations and am looking forward to coming up with others. I thank Laura at Little House Big Alaska for starting this fun challenge and for coming up with this recipe.

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serves 12 – 16

1 cup (225 grams) softened butter
1 1/8 cup (225 grams) granulated sugar
2 1/4 cups (275 grams) all-purpose flour
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder*
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional if you used unsalted butter
4 eggs
1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) milk
zest of two lemons, save the lemons for juicing

LEMON GLAZE

juice of two lemons, OR roughly 6 Tablespoons
14 Tablespoons (175 grams) granulated sugar

preheat the oven to 350?
lightly butter a 9×12 baking tray, line it with parchment paper, leave the ends to stick out each side, set aside

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put everything for the cake in the bowl of a stand mixer, mix to combine for 30 seconds (I know this goes against every cake recipe instruction you have ever seen but it works)
stop to scrape down the sides
mix again just to combine
once combined mix on medium for 2 minutes

scrape into prepared pan and smooth it out
bake for 30-35 minutes or until it’s lightly browned and pulling away from the edges of the pan
while it’s baking juice the lemons and add enough of the granulated sugar to make a glaze
when the cake is done let it rest in the pan 5 minutes then lift it out to a cool rack

mix up the glaze one more time, (the sugar won’t really dissolve completely see notes in the post about it), and spoon it over the cake
spreading it to the edges of the cake as you go

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cool, slice into 12 or 16 pieces and serve

How Was the Lemon Cake?

This is a remarkably light lemon cake that is lovely with a cup of coffee or tea. It’s not overly lemony so you don’t have to worry about it being super puckery.

We have been enjoying it after dinner as it is such a light dessert. I do enjoy the bake along and the challenges. If you would like to join in there is no pressure, you don’t have to participate and you will find a lot of baking support in the Facebook Group.

More Lemon Desserts

Lemon is the hubby’s favorite dessert flavor so I try to make him lemon desserts when I can. Some of his favorites have been a strawberry lemon tart and simple lemon sugar cookies. It’s a flavor I use a lot on both the savory and sweet side.