Book 13: The Primrose Bakery Book

So this week I've had a few issues, firstly my computer has given up the ghost (or at least it will if the constantly dieing turd comes home again, there is a wall withs its name on it!!!) and I've had the flu!  Now I know that the term "flu" gets used way to often, but I've got to say these past 7 days are the sickest I have ever been.  Not only did I burst into tears at a local medical centre (which if you know me, is saying something!) but there were six straight days where I didn't go anywhere near a computer let alone buy a recipe book.  So because of me being sick and feeling sorry for myself, I'm dragging out something I made a few weeks ago.  Hopefully this will make sense when you read it, if not tune in next week when I'm hopefully feeling better :)

Recipe - Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake

For the loaf
155g self-raising flour
1tsp baking powder
155g golden caster sugar
20g cornflour
155g unsalted butter, at room temp, plus more for greasing tin
3 large eggs
Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

For the drizzle
160g granulated sugar
juice of 2 lemons

Preheat the oven to 180c.  Grease 1 x 900g loaf tin and line with baking paper.
  Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and cornflour into the bowl of a food processor.  Pulse the mixture for about 4 seconds until evenly mixed.  Add the butter, eggs and lemon zest and juice and process briefly until evenly blended (about 10 seconds).
  Pour the mixture into a loaf tin and level the top with a spatula.  Bake in the centre of the oven for about 35-40 minutes, until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.  Let the loaf cool in its tin.
  Make up the drizzle by stirring the sugar into the lemon juice in a jug and mixing well.  Prick the surface of the loaf all over with a fork.  Pour the drizzle over the loaf and allow it to set, before removing the loaf from the tin and serving.  Keep any uneaten loaf in an airtight container at room temp for 3-4 days.

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So the Primrose Bakery Book, never heard of them before?  I hadn't either, but it has quickly become one of my all time favourite baking books!  There is a recipe in this book for Cinnamon Buns, may not sound like much but I think they would have to be the best thing I have ever made!  I love this book, I want to start from the first recipe and work my way through it!

If you like citrus this cake is the one for you!  The cake is delicious and moist and the drizzle while being very tart is fantastic!  The juice soaks into the cake and makes all deliciously syrupy!
So in the interests of making it quick, get this book!  Its awesome and easy to follow, with enough of a challenge to make it interesting! :)  They also have a cupcake book which I have yet to cook from, think I might make a point of it :)

Yours in tissues and copious medication
Thanks
Kate
xx

PS: here's a really bad photo of the most awesome Cinnamon Buns.... yum!!