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Lemon and lavender loaf cake
Photo: David Holifield

Lemon and lavender loaf cake

13 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 8 openrecipes
Lemon and lavender loaf cake

This is such a simple cake - a variation on the classic lemon drizzle - and it works a treat. It has a wonderful, light texture, a very fresh taste and it looks incredibly pretty – perfect with a cuppa on a sunny afternoon.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lavender not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz plain flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 125g/4½oz caster sugar
  • 1½ tbsp edible lavender
  • 2 unwaxed lemons
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 200g/7oz plain, full-fat yoghurt
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • juice of 2 lemons
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp edible lavender

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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