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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...

Gingerbread Birthday Cake

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I'm excited to be part of the #outoftheboxcollab2019 on Instagram with a huge number of amazing bakers. Be sure to check out the hashtag to see all the wonderful bakes from all the contributors. Where should I start? To be honest with you all, I really struggled with this theme.  For me the words 'out of the box' means something different and unique and nothing came to mind for ages and finally I decided on something I was happy with. I decided to make a gingerbread birthday cake.  We often only think of gingerbread at Christmas time and so I thought it doesn't have to be just for Christmas.  So, I created this birthday cake out of gingerbread and filled the centre with sponge cake. This cute and fun Gingerbread Birthday Cake is perfect to make for someone's birthday instead of the traditional cake. It has sponge cake in the centre, so you technically have cake as well and cookies. I hope you like this idea and make one too. I had a lot of fun experiencin...