Lemon & Lime Drizzle Loaf recipe :)

Lemon & Lime Drizzle Loaf

Ingredients:

Lemon&Lime-Syrup Loaf Cake:

125g Butter

175g Caster Sugar

2 Medium Eggs

Zest of 1 Lemon

Zest of 1 Lime

175g Self-Raising Flour

PInch of Salt

4 tablespoons Milk

For the Syrup:

Juice of 1 & a half Lemons

Juice of 1/2 Lime

100g Icing Sugar

For the Glaze:

150g Icing Sugar

Juice of 1/2 Lemon

Juice of 1/2 Lime

Method:
Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 180c/Gas Mark 4 and grease a silicone loaf tin well with butter
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until creamed with a wooden spoonand add eggs and lemon zest, beating well
3. Fold in the flour and salt, then mix thoroughly and add the milk
4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 45 minutes until well risen and golden brown

Syrup

1. Put the lemon and lime juice and icing sugar into a small saucepan on a lowe-medium heat
2. Heat gently until icing sugar is almost dissolved and is bubbling gently around the edges - this takes around 10 minutes
3. As soon as you take the cake out of the oven, puncture all over with either a skewer or a cocktail stick quickly and then pour over the syrup while it's still medium-hot
4. Allow cake to cool completely before removing it from the tin

Glaze:

1. Combine the Lemon juice, Lime juice and icing sugar until smooth -  add a little more icing sugar if needed.
2. Ensure the cake is Completely cool before drizzling with the glaze

Enjoy!