• Lemon Drizzle Cake
• Carrot Cake
• Banana Cake

Lemon Drizzle Cake

Ingredients

• 225g unsalted butter, softened
• 225g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• Finely grated zest 1 lemon
• 225g self-raising flour
• For the drizzle topping
• Juice 1 ½ lemon
• 85g caster sugar

Method

1. Preheat your oven to gas mark 4/180°C/350°F.
2. Beat together the butter and sugar until creamy. Then one at a time add the eggs, slowly mixing through. Sift in the flour and add the lemon zest and mix until well combined.
3. Line a loaf tin (8 x 21cm) with greaseproof paper, then spoon in the mixture and level the top with a spoon.
4. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes until a thin skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
5. To make the topping mix together the lemon juice and sugar. Prick the warm cake all over with a skewer or fork, then pour over the drizzle. Leave in the tin until completely cool.

Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 175g light muscovado sugar
• 175ml sunflower oil
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 140g grated carrots
• 100g raisons
• Grated zest of 1 large orange
• 175g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp grated nutmeg

For the frosting

• 175g icing sugar
• 1 ½ - 2 tbsp orange juice

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180C/Gas 4/fan 160C.
2. Oil and line the base and sides of an 18cm square cake tin with greaseproof paper.
3. Put the sugar, oil and eggs into a large mixing bowl; lightly mix with a wooden spoon. Stir in the grated carrots, raisins and orange rind.
4. In a separate bowl mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices, then sift into the mixture. Lightly mix all the ingredients until the mixture is fairly soft and almost runny.
5. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 40- 45 minutes, until it feels firm and springy when you press it in the centre.
6. Once cooked cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn it out, and cool on a wire rack
7. To make the frosting beat together the icing and orange juice in a small bowl until smooth, then drizzle over the cake.

Banana cake

Ingredients

• 115g butter
• 85g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 large bananas
• 225g self raising flour

Method

1. Preheat your oven at gas mark 4/180°C/350°F.
2. In a bowl mash the bananas with a sturdy fork, until the consistency is smooth
3. In a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar together until it is a creamy consistency. Once achieved mix in the eggs.
4. Once both mixtures are done mix them both together, once thay are combined mix in the flour.
5. Pour the mixture into a loaf tin and bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes until it feels firm and springy to touch, leave to cool for 5 minutes then turn out and cool on a wire rack.