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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...
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White Chocolate Sprinkle Macarons

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I wanted to share with you all my adventure in the making of macarons using the Italian method. For a while now I wanted to try the Italian method.  The Italian method involves making a sugar syrup before adding it to the egg whites.  This method produces a more stable meringue.  I have been quite lucky with the making of French macarons and have not had too many disasters.  Unfortunately, the Italian method has not been kind to me.  I had to make the sugar syrup twice and in the end the macarons still did not turn out.  I was quite sad and instead I went back to the French method. Using the French method, my macarons always have feet.  The only two things that sometimes occurs is that some macarons can be hallow and the bottoms are slightly sticky.   For this recipe, I increased the temperature and reduced the baking time and the results were good.  No more sticky bottoms. These White Chocolate Sprinkle Macarons ar...
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Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia
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