Makes 1 loaf cake, as seen on Hairy Bikers
Ingredients
2 Lemons
275g Sugar
175g unsalted butter - soft
200g Self raising flour
1/2tsp baking powder
3 large eggs
Method
Preheat over to 180C
Grease a 23 x 12 cm loaf tin with butter and line bottom with grease proof baking paper
Grate zest of the lemons into a bowl
Ideally use food processor, but if not mix with hand - 175g sugar and all the butter, flour, baking powder and lemon zest. Mix until all is combined and thick smooth mixture.
Put mixture into the tins on a level with tops
Bake for 35 mins, until well risen, pale golden brown.
Let it cool down for 5 mins out of oven
The Drizzle
Squeeze juice of 1 lemon into a bowl, mix with remaining 100g sugar.
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Turn out the cake on a wire rack above a plate.
Make holes in cake top side with a skewer
Spoon over half of the lemon drizzle mixture and let it soak in
Leave for 5 mins
Spoon over remaining lemon drizzle mixture
Leave for 1 hour to let the drizzle crystallise.
Eat with cream, ice cream and Chai!