How to make the perfect lemon drizzle traybake and the common mistakes to avoid

The butter must be soft

This recipe has an all-in-one method, meaning all ingredients should be at room temperature. If you have butter straight from the fridge, then try Denise O'Donoghue's trick for softening rock-hard butter with a glass. 

A food processor is your friend

Darina Allen suggests whipping up this cake batter in a food processor. However, if you don't have one, an electric whisk or stand mixer will do the job just as well. If you don't have access to either, a little elbow grease and a wooden spoon will work too. 

Be bold with your flavour combinations

Once you master this recipe feel free to change it up. I change the citrus fruits to suit the season - blood oranges, grapefruits and limes are all delicious in this cake. If I am using oranges, I often add a few tablespoons of chocolate chips to the mix before it goes into the oven.

Drizzles are important

The drizzle is an essential component of the success of this cake. Not only does it moisten the crumb, but it keeps it tasting fresh for longer. You can use different sugars to bring about different results in a drizzle. A granulated or caster sugar drizzle will result in a slightly crunchy top to the cake while an icing sugar drizzle will taste a little like lemon sherbet and leave an iced glaze on the top of your cake. 

Cool, but just a little

A cake must be warm but not hot when it receives a drizzle. Too hot, and it will sink to the bottom, too cold, and it will not permeate the cake. Spoon over your drizzle when the cake is just warm to the touch. 

Lemon drizzle traybake

Recipe By:darina Allen

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Servings

24

Time Preparation

 10 mins

Time Cooking

 20 mins

Time Total

 30 mins

Course

 Baking

ingredients

• Softened 175g butter,

• Caster 150g Sugar

• Eggs 2

• Raising 175g Self Flour

• Lemon 1 Freshly Of Rind Grated

• 2 Juice Of Squeezed Freshly 1 Lemons

• 110g Sugar Caster

• optional:

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