Lemon Drizzle Cake, Quick & easy

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is lower in saturated fat and dairy-free.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is dairy-free and lower in calories.

powdered sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Granulated sugar can be blended to make a quick powdered sugar.

Grease and flour a 2-pound (900 gram) loaf tin using butter, lard, or shortening.

Zest and juice one large lemon or two small lemons.

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius (340 Fahrenheit) or gas mark 4. Set to 150 degrees Celsius for fan-assisted ovens.

In a large bowl, add 4 eggs, sugar, 200 grams of vegetable or sunflower oil, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Whisk for about a minute until combined.

Add lemon zest and mix quickly.

Sift in self-raising flour, salt, and baking powder. If using plain flour, add an extra 2 teaspoons of baking powder (3 in total). Push any lumps through the sieve with fingers.

Whisk the mixture until smooth and silky, about a minute.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin.

Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes.

Prepare lemon juice and sugar mixture for soaking the cake once done, mixing until the sugar is dissolved.

Prepare white icing or drizzle for the top of the cake, optionally adding yellow food coloring for color.

Check if the cake is done by inserting a wooden skewer or cocktail stick into the center; if it comes out clean, it's done. If not, bake for another 5 minutes.

Remove the cake from the oven and let it rest on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing it from the tin.

Poke a few holes into the top of the cake to help the lemon juice soak in.

Spoon the lemon juice mixture over the cake until fully absorbed, pouring back any excess that runs onto the plate.

Prepare the lemon drizzle using powdered or icing sugar and lemon juice, spooning it over the cake until it drizzles down the sides.

Let the drizzle set until touch dry.

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