Lemon drizzle cake

Lemon drizzle cake

 

from best slimming world recipe book.

Serves 10
syn - 4 each slice on both plans

prep time 25 mins
cooking 25-30 mins

4 eggs ( i used 6 eggs yolks tho as only had small eggs)
50 g caster sugar
5 tbls of sweetener
150 g of self raising flour
1 tsp of baking powder
2 tbls of grated lemon zest
1 tsp icing sugar to dusr

For drizzle

long strips of zest from lemon
juice of 2 lemons
1 tbsp of arrowroot
4 tsp of sweetener
60 ml water

Preheat oven 190/ gas 5
Line baking tray ( i used 22cm/9in) within non stick baking paper

place egg yolks, caster sugar, flour, sweetner, baking powder and lemon zest in bowl and whisk until thick and pale

in separate bowl whisk egg white until softly peaked then fold into yolk mixture.

Spoon mixture into tin and oven for 25-30 mins - or until cake has risen and is firm to touch. Leave to cool.

Meanwhile place all drizzle ingredient in a pan on the heat and stir continous until mixture is thick . drizzle over cake.

once sauce set , dust cake with icing sugar