Chic'n'Cheerful's Drunken Drizzle Cake
Cake:
185g block margarine or butter (softened)
185g caster sugar
zest of 2 lemons
3 medium eggs
185g self raising flour
pinch of salt
2 tbsp gin
Icing:
200g icing sugar
100ml gin
1. Grease and line a large loaf tin
2. Heat oven to 170C
3. Beat margarine/butter and sugar for at least 5 minutes
4. Add the lemon zest, then beat in the eggs and flour
5. Throw in the pinch of salt, then add 2 tbsp gin
6. Cook for 40-45 minutes, and test with a skewer. If your cake needs longer, but is starting to brown, cover lightly with foil
7. Take cake out of oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes
8. While the cake is cooling a little, mix the gin and icing sugar (a whisk can help cure any lumps in your icing)
9. Slowly drizzle the icing all over the cake
10. Leave to cool in the tin
185g block margarine or butter (softened)
185g caster sugar
zest of 2 lemons
3 medium eggs
185g self raising flour
pinch of salt
2 tbsp gin
Icing:
200g icing sugar
100ml gin
1. Grease and line a large loaf tin
2. Heat oven to 170C
3. Beat margarine/butter and sugar for at least 5 minutes
4. Add the lemon zest, then beat in the eggs and flour
5. Throw in the pinch of salt, then add 2 tbsp gin
6. Cook for 40-45 minutes, and test with a skewer. If your cake needs longer, but is starting to brown, cover lightly with foil
7. Take cake out of oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes
8. While the cake is cooling a little, mix the gin and icing sugar (a whisk can help cure any lumps in your icing)
9. Slowly drizzle the icing all over the cake
10. Leave to cool in the tin
