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Wheat-free lemon cake


Wheat-free lemon cake

Ingredients

50g/2oz all-purpose plain flour (we used Roley's gluten-free Teff Flour Mix, £3.99 for 1kg from Asda, Somerfield and Waitrose)

125g/4oz polenta

150g/5oz caster sugar

150g/5oz soft butter

grated zest of 2 lemons

11⁄2tsp gluten-free baking powder

2 eggs, beaten

3tbsp lemon juice

For the glaze:

75g/3oz icing sugar

3tbsp lemon juice

You will need: a 1lb greased and lined loaf tin


A deliciously zesty classic, and as moreish as the original


In short
Preparation time:
15 mins
Cooking time:
50 mins
Total time:
65 mins
Serves:
Party
Course:
Baking - bread, biscuits, cakes

Nutrition (per portion)
  • 235 calories
  • 12g fat (7g saturates)
  • 31g carbs

Method

Preheat oven to gas mark 4/180°C (170°C in a fan oven). In a large bowl, add all cake ingredients then whisk with an electric hand whisk till light (about 4 mins).

 

Spoon into tin and cook in oven for 50-55 mins till springy to the touch. Meanwhile, in another bowl, add icing sugar and lemon juice and mix till smooth. Pour half over cake when it comes out of oven, cool for about 20 mins, then drizzle over remainder. Leave to cool in tin.


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