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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 loa...

Chocolate Drip Birthday Cake

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This cake was a special bake for a beautiful girl who turned fifteen.  She wanted a cake that was chocolate or maybe vanilla. I decided to combine both together and make a marbled cake with different elements of chocolate throughout the cake. This Chocolate Drip Birthday Cake is made of a delicious vanilla marbled cake and filled with a smooth chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream in between the layers.  It's covered in Swiss meringue buttercream and decorated with a chocolate drip, chocolate pieces in the middle of the cake and sprinkles of course. This cake was fun to make as you can add any of your favourite chocolates as decoration in the middle of the cake. Happy Baking xo Chocolate Drip Birthday Cake Ingredients · 60 grams unsalted butter · ¾ cup caster sugar · ¼ cup oil · 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons plain flour · ¾ teaspoon baking powder · ¼ teaspoon salt · 2 teaspoons vanilla extract · 2...