Tea Time Tuesday

Happy Tuesday friends! I am so glad you could join me here today. My pansies are still blooming  ready for Mardi gras.    

My friend Pam is here with me having tea and discussing GB bake off and recipeson the show. That We would like to try.  

Lemon Drizzle  cake 

• • 1 cup white sugar

  • 2 lemons, zested

  • 2 ¼ cups self-rising flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 4 large eggs

  • 1/4 cup milk

  Lemon Drizzle Topping:

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

  Directions

  1. Add sugar to a mixing bowl and grate in lemon zest. Stir and let sit for 1 hour if possible to intensify the lemon flavor. This step can be skipped if necessary.

  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a loaf pan with greased parchment paper.

  3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; add to lemon sugar. Add butter, eggs, and milk and beat with an electric mixer until batter is smooth and fluffy. Transfer batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.

  5. Meanwhile for lemon drizzle topping whisk sugar and lemon juice together in a bowl until smooth.

  6. Poke holes all over the cake with a skewer, and ladle or pour lemon drizzle topping over the top. Let the cake cool all the way to room temperature before removing it from the pan

China project 

Pam and I made these for a friend as a get well gift  . Using miniature cactus and soil from Loew's.