To expect my sodding lemon drizzle cake to cook....

[lucyellensmum]

Yes, its the best cake in the world EVER, Yes, its very easy to make - but every time i cook it, it takes forever to cook - its been in an hour and its still like jelly - gas mark 5, i mean, c'mon ladies, what am i doing wrong????

I am only making it to cheer myself up - i made some for a friend, she called it happy soul cake

oh i get this right every time - don't know whet gas mark 5 is tho...

what do you cook it in, a loaf tin?

what

well mine tastes divine but doesn't rise very much to my annoyance, despite flour sifting...

Here's what Gordon Ramsay's missus says....

Ingredients

• 225g unsalted butter , softened
• 225g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• finely grated zest 1 lemon
• 225g self-raising flour

FOR THE DRIZZLE TOPPING

• juice 11⁄2 lemon
• 85g caster sugar

1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Beat together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, then add the eggs, one at a time, slowly mixing through. Sift in the flour, then add the lemon zest and mix until well combined. Line a loaf tin (8 x 21cm) with greaseproof paper, then spoon in the mixture and level the top with a spoon.

2. Bake for 45-50 mins until a thin skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. While the cake is cooling in its tin, mix together the lemon juice and sugar to make the drizzle. Prick the warm cake all over with a skewer or fork, then pour over the drizzle - the juice will sink in and the sugar will form a lovely, crisp topping. Leave in the tin until completely cool, then remove and serve. Will keep in an airtight container for 3-4 days, or freeze for up to 1 month.

....although i never 'sift'...

oohh x posts darthv

maybe not sifting is thte key

!

i cook it in a roasting dish, thats about twice as wide as a loaf dish and half as tall. It would be biscuit like if i went any smaller

i also get the syrup ready while it's still in the oven and pour it over the cake immediately when it's still really hot (it runs off but i 'baste' it)

mine didnt cook either, i blamed it on my rubbery tin thing.

that's weird lucyellen's mum you would think it would cook faster if anything in a roasting tin?!

(can you tell i'm a bit of a lemon drizzle cake fan?)

LEM, are you making mars lemon drizzle?

that takes a while to cook.

and is huuuuge (can u send me some please?)

yes its marsladys; does anyone know what gas mark it should be on?

gas mark 4 usually

anyway it tastes so goooooooooood

It's normally gas mark 4 but I don't understand why it's taking so long to cook. Mine is done in 35 mins!

For those that don't find it light enough are you whisking it or popping into your blender oojimi (name gone right out of my head)?

i honestly think its my cooker, which is a big pile of poo. always takes ten years longer to cook anything. I will stick to gas mark four, tonight it took over an hour, but what the hell its better than sex