Everyone needs a good lemon drizzle recipe in their baking arsenal
There’s nothing quite like the smell of lemon drizzle squares wafting through the kitchen to make you want to switch on the kettle immediately and relax with a cuppa.
If you start prepping now, this recipe from Odlums will have you doing just that within two hours! Here’s what you need:
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Ingredients:
250g/9oz self-raising flour
1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
225g/8oz butter (room temperature)
225g/8oz caster sugar
3 eggs
150ml/¼pt milk
Rind of 1 lemon, finely grated
Lemon icing:
- 225g/8oz icing sugar
- 4-6 teaspoons lemon juice
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a 28cm x 18cm/12″ x 7″ baking tin with parchment paper.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth. Add the eggs and beat briefly.
- Sieve in the flour and baking powder, then stir gently until combined.
- Beat in the milk for a minute until the mixture becomes a thick batter. Stir in the lemon rind.
- Pour into the prepared tin and smooth the top, making a very slight dip in the centre to get a flat top as it bakes.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes until the cake is golden brown, springs back when pressed and is shrinking away from sides of the tin.
- Leave to cool slightly in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl, then whisk in the lemon juice to make a thick paste. Spread evenly on top of the cooled cake and smooth with a knife or the back of a spoon. Decorate with grated lemon rind on top and slice into squares to serve.
Tip
- To get a smooth finish on the icing, heat the knife or spoon in a mug of hot water before spreading
