Lemon Drizzle Cake

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Calling all lemon lovers.  This Lemon Drizzle Cake is the perfect bake for anyone who loves lemon in desserts or cakes.  This cake uses the whole lemon.  The zest is used in the cake and the lemon juice is used to make the lemon sugar syrup and the lemon icing.  You will definitely enjoy the lemon flavour right throughout the whole cake. A slice of this Lemon Drizzle Cake is lovely for afternoon tea or just because you love a slice of cake packed with lemon flavour.  It's so easy to make and the perfect cake to share with others without it being too sweet. Happy Baking xo Lemon Drizzle Cake Ingredients · 100 grams unsalted butter · 150 grams caster sugar · 150 grams self-raising flour · 2 eggs · 3 tablespoons milk · Zest of 2 lemons Lemon sugar syrup · 50 grams caster sugar · Juice of 2 lemons (reserve 1 tablespoon for icing) Lemon icing · 100 grams icing sugar · 1 tablespoon lemon juice  Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 180°C.  2. Grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper. 3. Cr
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Mini Yo-Yos (Melting Moments)

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I thought I would share with you all, one of my signature bakes.  The traditional melt-in-the-mouth biscuit known as Yo-Yos.  Yo-Yos are made with custard powder and often people refer to them as Melting Moments.  However, the only difference is that melting moments are made with cornflour instead of custard powder.

These biscuits are loved by all as they melt-in-your mouth and they taste so good with the lemony buttercream in the centre.  I love this recipe as it's easy and you can fill the biscuits with any filling you like or you can just eat the biscuits unfilled.

If you haven't noticed I like to bake products in mini form or bite size.  I find that everyone loves mini desserts or treats.  You can make 16 full sized Yo-Yos or 32 mini ones.

Hope you bake this classic traditional biscuits soon as everyone will love them.  This is a favourite amongst my family and friends.

Happy Baking xo

Mini Yo-Yos (Melting Moments)

Ingredients

· 250 grams butter, softened
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· ⅓ cup icing sugar
· ⅓ cup custard powder
· 1 ¾ cup plain flour

Buttercream

· 80 grams butter, softened
· ⅔ cup icing sugar
· 1 teaspoon lemon juice
· 1 teaspoon lemon rind (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 160°C.

2. Line two baking trays with baking paper.

3. Cream butter and icing sugar until mixture is light and fluffy.

4. Add custard powder and vanilla extract and mix well.

5. Sieve in flour, a third at a time. Mix well to form dough.

6. Divide the dough into two batches. For each batch, make 32 even portions balls, roll and place onto baking tray evenly spaced out. Using a fork flatten slightly.

7. Bake in oven for 15- 20 minutes. Leave on baking tray for 5 minutes before lifting onto a cooling rack.

8. Sandwich two biscuits together with some buttercream.

Buttercream

Cream softened butter with icing sugar until pale and fluffy. Add lemon juice and lemon rind and mix until smooth.

Tips

· You can make 16 large biscuits instead of 32 mini biscuits. Remember the baking time will be slightly increased due to the size of the biscuits.

· Allow biscuits to cool completely before sandwiching the biscuits with buttercream otherwise the buttercream will just melt off the biscuit.



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  1. MarilynMon Dec 27, 02:18:00 PM 2021

    Melting moments are softer than yo yos, Two different biscuits recipes

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    1. You can bake it tooThu Jan 13, 12:39:00 PM 2022

      Hi Marilyn, Yo yos are made using custard powder and melting moments are made using cornflour. I placed in bracket melting moments as many people are likely to call them that instead of yo yos.

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  2. UnknownSun Mar 20, 05:00:00 PM 2022

    Could you tell what brand of custard powder you prefer for these bickies please?
    Gigi

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    1. You can bake it tooTue Mar 22, 03:39:00 PM 2022

      Hi Gigi, I usually buy the home brand custard powder from the supermarket.

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    2. AnonymousFri Jun 23, 09:20:00 AM 2023

      Is this like the English bird’s custard powder?

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    3. You can bake it tooFri Jun 23, 03:44:00 PM 2023

      Yes, that's correct but you can use any brand of custard powder. Happy Baking.

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