A fluffy vegan sponge loaf cake with zesty and zingy lemon drizzle and icing. Straightforward to bake and a beautiful cake for afternoon tea!
This loaf cake is basically easy and a fantastic first recipe for these new to vegan, eggless or dairy-free baking.
The result’s a moist flavourful sponge that’s straightforward to slice and serve.
No fuss! Even the drizzle and icing half are supposed to be a bit messy, so you may’t go too improper.
For one thing completely different, you may add 2 tsp dried lavender to the combination or a drop of lavender syrup within the icing combine, and prime with a number of recent stems.
Or swap half the lemon for orange, for a citrus flavoured cake.
Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake
Yield:
10
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Prepare dinner Time:
half-hour
Whole Time:
half-hour
A straightforward fluffy vegan loaf cake with lemon and a candy zesty icing drizzle. Good for a day tea deal with.
Elements
- 100 ml / 3 1⁄2 fl oz (scant 1⁄2 cup) vegetable oil
- 200 g /7 oz (1 cup) caster sugar
- 1 small lemon, juiced and zested
- 200 ml / 7 fl oz (scant 1 cup) unsweetened dairy-free milk
- 275 g / 9 3⁄4 oz (2 cups) self- elevating (self-rising) flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
For the lemon syrup
- 50 g / 1 3⁄4o z (1⁄4 cup) caster sugar
- Juice of 1 small lemon
For the icing
- Juice of 1 small lemon
- 100 g / 3 1⁄2 oz) icing (confectioner’s) sugar
- Zest of 1 small lemon
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 160C fan / 180C / 350F / gasoline 4 and line a 900 g / 2 lb loaf pan with greaseproof paper.
2. Combine the oil with the sugar, lemon juice and zest, and milk. Whisk within the flour and baking powder till you’ve a easy batter.
3. Pour the batter into the ready loaf pan and bake for half-hour, or till a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clear.
4. In the meantime, make the lemon syrup by melting the sugar with the lemon juice over a medium warmth, till the sugar is totally dissolved. As soon as the cake is baked, poke a lot of holes within the prime with a skewer and brush the floor with the syrup, while it’s nonetheless heat. Go away to chill fully within the tin.
5. Make the icing by merely mixing the lemon juice and icing sugar collectively till you’ve a thick however runny combination. When the cake has cooled, drizzle on prime, permitting some icing to drip down the edges. Sprinkle over the lemon zest to embellish. Permit the icing to set earlier than serving.
