Lemon, Lime and Poppy Seed Cake.

Lemon, Lime and Poppy Seed Cake.

Hi!

I love baking. Anything from bread to tarts, to cakes and tray bakes . It's a love passed onto me from my Dad, who since my first birthday, has baked my birthday cake every year.

This recipe is super duper easy and even if you have never baked a cake in your life, it will work.

Here are the ingredients:

100g/4oz/1/2 cup Unsalted Butter 

100g/4oz/1/2 cup Caster Sugar

100g/4oz/ 1 cup Self-raising Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

2 Eggs

Grated Rind of 1 Lemon and 1 Lime

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

Juice of 1/2 a lime
Poppy Seeds (amount optional)

For icing:
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Icing sugar (the right amount until you get the correct consistency) 

Step One.

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees. If by the time you have finished with the mixture and are ready to put it in the oven, the oven has not reached 180 degrees, wait. If you put it into early the cake will not rise and will not cook properly!!

Step Two.

Measure out all your ingredients and place in a large bowl. 

Step Three.

Mix your ingredients and spoon into a greased pan. Cook for 25-30 minutes.

Step Four.

Take the cake out of the oven and leave to cool. (Please excuse the suspicious looking brown marks, they are smears of burnt cake mix.)

Step Five.

Whilst your cake is cooling, make the icing. There are no specific measurements or consistency's for this icing, it is completely up to you. Make sure your cake is completely cooled before you place the icing on the cake.

  

Step six.

Pour your icing onto your cake, then place it on a fancy chopping board if you're feeling Tumblr-y!!

Share with your bestest Chummy and you're good to go!!

Enjoy! X