Ryan Thompson's Classic Lemon Sponge
It's an oldie but a goldie! Very easy to make and great for anyone craving that afternoon treat! Experience a bit of afternoon tea at The Grove from your own home!
Sponge Ingredients
- 2 Lemons zested
- 350g - Sugar
- 5 Eggs
- 2g - Salt
- 150g - Crème Fraiche
- 270g - Soft flour
- 5g - Baking powder
- 100g - Soft butter-very soft
- 15g Fortunella liqueur
Method
1. Mix the lemon zest and sugar and leave over night.
2. Sieve the flour and baking powder together twice.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients into the sugar in the order of the recipe.
4. Pipe a little soft butter across the top of the cake before baking to help a crack to form on top.
5. Bake and soak with lemon flavored syrup after cooking.
Lemon Syrup:
- 200ml - Stock syrup
- 50g - Water
- 40g - Lemon juice
1. Mix together and use
Water icing:
- 50g – Icing sugar
- 14g – Lemon juice
1. Mix the lemon juice into icing sugar. Heat the icing until warm to use or a crust will not form.
2. The icing may need an addition of extra juice or sugar to adjust the consistency.
Comments 6
CLaire aLbum
Recipe for lemon cake
Sheila Madsen
Trying to get icing sugar and baking powder
Lynne Clarke
Baking powder.is no where to be found
PAt TErry
I cannot get Light Musca ado sugar and supreme sponge flour
Margaret.Hoare
Icing suger baking powder
Margaret.Hoare
Icing suger baking powder