Thursday, October 1, 2009

St Clement's Drizzle Cake - S&SB Challenge

St Clement's Drizzle Cake, delicious citrusy flavoured cake tastes marvellous with hot tea for evening snacks, i prepared this cake for a special occasion and everybody at home liked this cake very much, normally apart from me none at home like citrus flavoured cakes and i never tried lemony flavoured cake except orange flavoured breads and cakes..Orange flavoured cakes get vanished very easily and when i saw this st clement's drizzle cake vanished within few minutes, i was shocked and surprised..I have to say big thanks to Rosie & Maria of Sweet & Simple Bakes for this month challenge..Such a delicious, flavourful and marvellous cake, i really enjoyed preparing this cake very much..Voila, this cake goes directly to Sweet & Simple Bakes Event where u can see this marvellous cake..




175g caster (superfine) sugar
175g softened butter
Grated zest and juice of 1 large lemon
Grated zest and juice of 1 large orange
4 tablespoons milk
2 eggs
175g self-raising flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar

Preheat the oven to 180oC/fan 160oC/gas 4.

Grease and line the base of 1 large (900g) or 2 small (450g) loaf tins.

Place the caster sugar, butter and zest of the lemon and orange in a bowl and beat together until pale and creamy. Add the milk, and then beat in the eggs, one at a time, with a spoon of flour to prevent the mixture from curdling. Mix in the remaining flour. Spoon into the prepared tin/tins and level the surface flat.

Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes for a large cake or 30 minutes for the smaller cakes until they are golden and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake.

While the cake is cooking, place the lemon and orange juice in a saucepan, bring to the boil and allow to reduce in quantity to about 3 tablespoons. Leave to cool, and then stir in the granulated sugar so it just starts to dissolve.

As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, prick several times with a skewer, then slowly pour the lemon and orange sugar all over the top, letting it soak into the cake. Leave to cool completely in the tin before turning out and cutting into slices to serve.


37 comments:

lata raja said... Reply To This Comment

spongy cake!no wonder they vanished.

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

wow looks colorful n moist

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

Perfect tea time snack :)

Sandhya Hariharan said... Reply To This Comment

Perfect for Hi Tea...

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

so spongy and yummy...Nice click too

lata raja said... Reply To This Comment

Hey Bye the way congratulations on winning september's No Croutons Required!!!I may have commented on the soup earlier or not, I'm not sure.I'm happy today for you!!

Finla said... Reply To This Comment

Wow that is indeed a wonderful moist sloce of cake you have gott there.

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

Wow looks spongy.I missed some of your previous posts due to festivities.Must make up for it.Love the cake looks spongy

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

CONGRATS on winning NCR.I read it now only

Parita said... Reply To This Comment

the cake looks so soft and yummy!

Malar Gandhi said... Reply To This Comment

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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Congrats priya for winning No Croutons Required event at Lisa s place cake looks perfect dear me too love the flavor and texture yumm na

Home Cooked Oriya Food said... Reply To This Comment

that looks like a perfect cake... yummy!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

The cake looks awesome..Congrats on winning last months No croutons required at Lisa's kitchen..

Vrinda said... Reply To This Comment

Thats a lovely moist cake Priya..great for tea time..

LifenSpice said... Reply To This Comment

Drooling as usual:)

Preeti Kashyap said... Reply To This Comment

awesome click! I love tea cakes...and this one looks so tempting!

Vijitha said... Reply To This Comment

Spongy spongier spongiest he he he! Awesome cake priya.

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said... Reply To This Comment

The cake looks so appealing for a cup of tea now..

Madhuram said... Reply To This Comment

It looks so moist Priya.

Sh... said... Reply To This Comment

lovely cake with an attractive color

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

the cake looks soft&yummy..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

lovely moist cake priya, perfect snack for tea time...

Abhilash said... Reply To This Comment

amma!... you made me remember the cake made by my mother...

You cake looks delicious and jabardast...

I do not know whether it is St clements... but it looks really classy...

mm... I will post a picture too... when I will go home... :)

Simi Tresa Antony said... Reply To This Comment

Hey priya,
u hav and excellent blog...
I luv to follow...Also i fnd a recipe for murrukku.....Thnks a million for the comments and ur lvley recipes:)

chakhlere said... Reply To This Comment

wow!! The cake looks soft and fluffy!!

Uma said... Reply To This Comment

looks absolutely delicious. Perfect cake :)

Cham said... Reply To This Comment

Citrus flavor wonderful flavor!

Gita Jaishankar said... Reply To This Comment

Wow citrus flavored cake...it looks decadent and moist Priya :)

Nandinis food said... Reply To This Comment

Congrats for being the winner of 'No-Croutons Required' September 2009! Drizzle cake looks moisty and exquisite!

The Girl said... Reply To This Comment

It was a great cake wasn't it? I loved the citrus flavours. And it's perfect with a lovely cup of tea!

Julie said... Reply To This Comment

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Julie said... Reply To This Comment

Sorry I hit post before I was done, that's why the removal!!

Your cake looks perfect! I love your Fall pictures on your blog header.

Joanne said... Reply To This Comment

Fantastic! It's a wonderfully refreshing cake. Perfect anytime.

Dips said... Reply To This Comment

Great bake..wasnt it..I really loved it..

Rhyleysgranny said... Reply To This Comment

Your cake looks great. It's a great recipe isn't it?