White Sugar
Zesty, light, and bursting with lemon flavour, this is the best easy lemon cake for a refreshing and delightful treat.
Preheat oven to 180°C bake. Butter and flour 2 x 20cm round cake tins, tapping out excess flour.
In a medium bowl, whisk flour, lemon zest, salt, baking powder and baking soda together.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1 1/2 cups Chelsea White Sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time. Beat in 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
Divide batter between pans; smooth tops. Bake for 32-35 minutes, until cakes pull away from sides of the tins and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in tins for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
While cakes are baking, bring remaining 1/2 cup sugar plus 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add lemon slices and simmer for 25 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer lemon slices to a baking paper-lined plate. Stir remaining 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice into syrup.
Using a toothpick, poke holes in warm cakes on rack. Brush with lemon syrup. Let cool completely. Ice with lemon icing, if desired. Top with candied lemon slices.
Syrup
Lemon Drizzle Topping
Cake
Lemon Syrup
Lemon Icing
Lemon Curd
Topping
Lemon Icing
Shortcake
FILLING
Marshmallow
For the Topping
Base
Lemon Icing
Cake
Topping
Decoration
Alternative decoration
Topping
Base
Filling
Lemon curd topping
Lemon Butter
Topping
Cream Cheese Buttercream Icing
CAKE
LEMON CHEESE
Lemon Thyme Syrup
Lemon Buttercream Icing
To decorate
ICING (optional)
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Topping
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