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slices of soft lemon cake baked on a tray.
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5 from 3 votes

Lemon Drizzle Tray Bake

The best lemon drizzle traybake: soft, moist, and so delicious you will not be able to stop eating it. The perfect cake for a kids' gathering!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Cakes
Cuisine: English
Servings: 24
Calories: 264kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • Lemon cake:
  • 300 g unsalted butter 10.6 oz/ 1 ¼ cup , room temperature
  • 300 g granulated sugar 10.6 oz/ 1 ½ cup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 eggs medium Europe, large US
  • 1 organic lemon
  • 300 g all-purpose flour 10.6 oz/ 2 ½ cups
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • Drizzle:
  • 100 g icing sugar 3.5 oz/ 1 cup
  • 100 ml lemon juice 3.4 fl.oz/ scant ½ cup, freshly squeezed
  • some lemon zest to decorate optional

Instructions

Lemon cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray (30 x 30 cm/ 12 x 12 inch or similar) with baking paper.
  • Cream butter and sugar: Place the soft butter in the bowl of the stand mixer and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating for several minutes. Add the zest of the lemon and 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, mixing very well before adding the next egg. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl a few times in between.
  • Mix the flour and the baking powder and sieve over the butter-egg mixture. Incorporate carefully.
  • Bake: Pour the batter onto the prepared tray and bake for about 20 minutes. The cake should remain pale and still lightly moist inside. Leave to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. In the meantime make the lemon drizzle.

Lemon drizzle:

  • Mix: Juice the lemons and pour the juice into a bowl. Sift over the icing sugar and whisk well.
  • Prick the cake all over with a toothpick and pour the drizzle evenly all over the cake. Sprinkle with lemon zest, if desired. Let cool completely in the pan.

Notes

Use a digital kitchen scale when baking, it guarantees for best results (Amazon affiliate link).

Nutrition

Serving: 1square | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g