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Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe

Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a classic bake, so simple and delicious can be served as afternoon tea cake that sounds as good as it tastes.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Baking Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 67kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup / 120 ml Oil
  • 1.5 cups / 180 grams All Purpose Flour / Maida
  • 3 tsp Baking Powder
  • 50 grams or ½ cup Powdered Almonds / Badam Powder
  • 50 grams or ¼ cup+1 tblspn Polenta or Sooji
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Zest
  • ¾ cups / 150 grams Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 240 ml / 1 cup Thick Unsour Curd / Yogurt
  • Yellow Food Colouring a pinch
  • For Lemon Syrup:
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 4 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 3 tbsp Water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Prepare a 20 cm round cake pan by greasing it with oil and flouring it well. Check this out.
  • Now mix flour, baking powder, sugar, lemon zest, sooji, powdered almonds and mix well.
  • In a jug, add in oil, curd, eggs and mix well.
  • Pour this over the dried ingredients and mix gently. Add a pinch of yellow colour, and this is optional.
  • Now pour this whole batter in the pan.
  • Bake for 40 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
  • Cover loosely with foil for the final 5-10 mins if it starts to brown too quickly.
  • Once it is cooled, invert it to a plate.
  • Make sugar syrup, take sugar, lemon juice and water in a sauce pan. heat it gently, once the sugar is melted bring this to a boil.
  • Once it reaches a boil. Turn off the heat and let it get warm.
  • Now poke small holes all over the cake using a skewer. Spoon the syrup over the cake, let it sit for 15 mins.
  • Slice and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 67kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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