I think cake is important in a lockdown. I will be baking tomorrow. I have a few oranges that I want to use. I have a faithful lemon cake recipe that I always use, I change it constantly but I’ve settled on the recipe you will find below. I will be using oranges instead of lemons. I find this is an easy cake to change up when I want to. Sometimes I will add a syrup to the cake if I want it really moist. I have a really wonky oven so I bake it on 150, because my 150 is everyone else’s 180.
Lemon Cake.
Ingredients.
1 cup oil (I use sunflower)
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/3 cup lemon zest
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 fresh lemon juice
3/4 buttermilk
For The Glaze
2 cups icing sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice.
Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Prepare and line two loaf tins.
Beat the oil and sugar, then add eggs one at a time. Add the zest.
In another bowl, add the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
In a jug or bowl, combine the lemon juice and the buttermilk.
Add the flour and wet mixture to the batter bit by bit. Try to end with the flour. Beat till it’s smooth.
Then divide the mixture between the two tins. Bake for 40 min – 50 min. (my oven is weird.) Turn out and allow to cool.
Glaze
Combine the icing sugar and lemon juice. Whisk until smooth. Drizzle over the cakes once they have cooled down.
Do you guys enjoy baking? My mom taught me to bake, it makes me feel so much closer to her.
I hope you guys are keeping safe.
Until next time,
Namaste.
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