Lemon drizzle loaf from The Violet Bakery Cookbook (page 114) by Claire Ptak

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  • ChelseaP on May 22, 2021

    Another fantastic lemon drizzle cake!

  • tarae1204 on March 29, 2021

    I made this with all homegrown Meyer lemons and it is very good! Better second day, even. The issue with Meyer lemons is they’re not very sharp in flavor. So, the flavor of eggs was very strong - that’s not bad, but I wanted a pure lemon experience. I want to make this again with more acidic lemons. In response to an earlier commenter, yes I believe you pour the syrup on while the cake is in the pan. Wait ten minutes, lift from pan and then pour on the icing . I had to double the lemon juice to get a pourable icing. My family loved this and devoured it in one night. Beautiful cake.

  • MsMonsoon on October 22, 2020

    Ptak doesn’t mention whether the cake should cool. It sounds like the drizzle goes on when it’s warm from the oven. But she doesn’t say whether it should then be cooled in the pan before removing and icing.

  • MsMonsoon on October 22, 2020

    Quite good! I’ve never made lemon drizzle cake so I’ve nothing to compare it to. But this was unlike any loaf or tea cake I’ve had. I was expecting a typical buttery, cakey, lemon-flavored, and comfortingly heavy slice. But instead this has a lighter, delicate crumb, contrasting with a firm, toasty crust. I was surprised by the lightness because the recipe has 1 cup plus 3 Tbsp of butter, which is more than double the amount I saw in another recipe. (Linda’s Lemon Drizzle in Mary McCartney’s book, Food, uses one stick. Assuming a US stick of butter, that’s just 1/2 cup.) I’ll try Mary’s next to determine if the extra butter and extra steps in the Violet recipe are worth it.

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