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Lemon drizzle cake

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Lemon drizzle cake. (PHOTO: Chris Court)
Lemon drizzle cake. (PHOTO: Chris Court)
Prep Time: 20 mins
Servings: 10-12
Cooking Time: 50 mins
Ingredients
  • - BUNDT CAKE
  • 180ml - grapeseed oil or vegetable oil
  • 3 - eggs
  • 1Tbs - finely grated lemon rind
  • 60ml - lemon juice
  • 1c - plain thick yoghurt
  • 375g - all-purpose flour
  • 1Tbs - baking powder
  • 330g - castor sugar
  • - LEMON DRIZZLE ICING
  • 180g - white sugar
  • 60ml - lemon juice
Method

Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease a 2,5L-capacity bundt tin.

1 Place the oil, eggs, lemon rind, lemon juice and yoghurt in a bowl and whisk to combine.

2 Sift the flour and baking powder into a separate large bowl. Add the castor sugar and mix. Make a well in the centre and add the egg mixture to the centre. Whisk to combine.

3 Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 45–50 minutes or until a testing skewer comes out clean. Allow to stand for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack and allow to stand for a further 10 minutes. Gently remove from the tin.

4 Lemon drizzle While the cake is standing, make the lemon drizzle icing. Gently stir the sugar and lemon juice together. While the cake is still hot, place it on a cake stand or serving plate and spoon over the lemon drizzle icing. Allow to set for 10 minutes before serving.

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