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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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Swiss Meringue Buttercream Flowers

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Learning to pipe flowers with buttercream can seem hard but with practice you will be awesome at it. Below is the perfect recipe to help you achieve beautiful buttercream flowers in no time. I love using Swiss Meringue Buttercream to pipe for a few reasons.  It produces a smooth buttercream, the consistency is perfect for piping and best of all, it's not super sweet. Here are few tips to achieve a smooth buttercream: - Ensure all equipment are clean and dry as grease or oil residue will prevent the egg whites foaming. - Any trace of egg yolks in the egg white mixture will prevent the egg whites from foaming as egg yolks are high in fat. - Butter and eggs are best at room temperature.  Butter can be taken out of the refrigerator the night before.  Very important that the butter is soft when making the buttercream to avoid lumps. - Ensure the sugar is completely dissolved before removing from the heat to avoid grainy buttercream. - Important that the meringue mixture is completely co
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