Lemon Lavender Cake

Lemon Lavender Cake

This is another Cake I made about 2 weeks ago (sorry for the bad picture – will be updated with a better one soon). I make this Recipe all the time, as I just love this Juicy Lemon Cake! I’ve added some Lavender this time, which I have become absolutely obsessed with! Lavender everywhere!!!

Ingredients for the Cake:

• 250g Butter (leave it out of the fridge to soften first)
• 250g Sugar
• 250g Flour
• 4 Eggs
• Zest of 2 Lemons
• Juice of 1 Lemon (depending on size)
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp Vanilla essence
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/3 cup Lavender Petals

Ingredients for the Glace:

• 1/3 cup Sugar
• 1/3 cup Water
• juice of 1 lemon

Directions for Cake

1. Preheat Oven to 180°c and prep baking tin
2. Beat Butter and Sugar until fluffy and light
3. Sift in flour and other dry ingredients
4. Slowly add 1 egg at a time and mix until smooth
5. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, lavender and vanilla essence
6. combine well before pouring into your cake tin
7. bake at 180°C for 40-50 min

Directions for Glace

1. in a small pot combine all 3 ingredients
2. beat until sugar has melted completely
3. poke holes in to cake while it still warm and pour warm glaze over the cake

You could simply leave your cake like that, but for a touch of sweetness, combine some powdered sugar with some lemon juice, trip the sticky icing over your cake once it has cooled. Add some more Lavender Petals and whole flowers as decoration.

Let me know how your cakes turned out if you try this recipe.