Lemon loaf

When drizzled with the lemon syrup, this is incredibly moist, tangy and flies off our counter when served in the shop.

Ingredients:

• 320 g caster sugar

• 3 eggs

• grated zest of 2 unwaxed lemons

• 350 g plain flour

• 1½ teaspoons baking powder

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 250 ml whole milk

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 200 g unsalted butter, melted

lemon syrup

• freshly squeezed juice and zest of

• 1 lemon

• 50 g caster sugar

• a 23 x 13-cm loaf tin. greased and dusted with flour

Makes 8-10 slices

Recipe:

Preheat the oven to 170°C (325 F) Gas 3 Put the sugar, eggs and lemon zest in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) and beat until well mixed Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a separate bowl Combine the milk and vanilla extract in another bowl.

Add one-third of the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and beat well. then beat in one-third of the milk mixture Repeat this process twice more until everything has been added.

Turn the mixer up to high speed and beat until the mixture is light and flutty. Turn the mixer down to low speed, pour in the melted butter and beat until well incorporated. Pour the mixture into the prepared loat tin and bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour 15 minutes, or until golden brown and the sponge bounces back when touched,

For the lemon syrup:

While the cake is baking, put the lemon juice and zest, sugar and 100 ml water in a small saucepan and bring to the boil over low heat. Raise the heat and boll until it has reduced by half, or until it has a thin syrup consistency. When the hot cake comes out of the oven, put it on a wire cooling rack in the sink and pour the syrup all over the top. The excess syrup will run over the edges into the sink. Leave to cool slightly in the tin before turning out onto the wire cooling rack to cool completely.

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