B&M's Best Picnic Bakes: Lemon Drizzle Bites

This really simple cake recipe is perfect for picnics. Cut up into tiny bitesize pieces (so you feel less guilty) and enjoy a classic lemon drizzle while you're out and about.

• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins

Category: Dessert,Cakes

Ingredients

For the cake
• 280g self-raising flour
• 210g caster sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 4 tbsp milk
• 200g butter (softened)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• Zest of lemon

For the topping

• 180g sugar (granulated)
• 2 juiced lemons

Method

For the cake

1. Preheat oven to 175°C/335°F/Gas Mark 4. Grease roasting tin and line with baking paper.
2. Add the flour, sugar, butter and eggs into a large bowl and mix well. Add the milk a bit at a time, followed by the baking powder and grated lemon zest. Beat until mixture is smooth.
3. Pour the mixture into the paper lined tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 30 minutes (or until the cake is springy when pressed lightly).
4. Allow to cool before taking the cake out of the tin and place on a wire rack (don’t let it cool too much, the cake needs to be warm when you drizzle the topping over it!

For the topping

1. Mix the sugar and lemon juice in a bowl until runny.
2. Spoon the mix over the cake and cut into even squares.