Mini Lemon Drizzle Cakes

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    366
based on 1 ratings

These little light sponges with a tangy but sweet lemon icing are the perfect classic treat to add to your afternoon tea. Garnish with some lemon zest for that extra tangy flavour.

recipe updated 6 Jun. 2025

Ingredients

  • Butter icon
    Butter
    225 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    2
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    225 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    200 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    2 teaspoons
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    200 g
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    40 g
  • Lemon zest icon
    Lemon zest
    as needed
  • Sugar flowers icon
    Sugar flowers
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Mini loaf tin
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
  • kCook icon Piping bag
  • kCook icon Serving plate

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Grease a clean mini loaf tin
  3. Attach Creaming beater
  4. Add butter and caster sugar to the Kenwood Bowl
  5. Mix with splashguard fitted - 2 min, Speed 3
  6. Mix with splashguard fitted - 2 min, Speed 1
  7. Add egg to the Kenwood Bowl gradually while machine is running
  8. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 1 min, Speed 1
  9. Then add plain flour, baking powder and lemon to the Kenwood Bowl
  10. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 1 min, Speed 1
  11. Spoon mixture into mini loaf tin
  12. Bake - 15 min, 180°C
  13. Remove from oven and let cool
  14. Clean Kenwood Bowl
  15. Attach Creaming beater
  16. Add icing sugar and lemon juice to the Kenwood Bowl
  17. Mix with splashguard fitted until smooth - 1 min, Speed Min
  18. Transfer icing to piping bag
  19. Place cake on serving plate
  20. Pipe icing onto cake
  21. Garnish with lemon zest and Sugar flowers
  22. Serve
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