He likes to think he is amusing sometimes. 1 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary plus 1 medium sprig. The amount of cake batter I’ve used is perfect for this size of tin. All Rights Reserved. This gives you a super moist cake packed with flavour. Your email address will not be published. Remove from the oven and sit the tin on a cooling rack over a baking tray to catch any drips. Though why on earth you wouldn’t have scoffed it all by then beats me. Advocating a balanced approach to eating, she specialises in creating practical homely food that’s packed with flavour. Fruitliqueurs.co.uk started many years ago when a friend gave me the recipe for Raspberry Gin, We made a few bottles and decided to share online. This recipe uses flour and ground almonds, but if you want a nut-free cake then use 7/8 cup / 6 ounces / 175 grams self-rising flour and omit the ground almond. Beat together the butter, sugar, flour, lemon zest, chopped rosemary and eggs until pale and creamy, using an electric whisk, then gradually mix in 100ml gin (or milk), to give a mixture that drops easily from a spoon. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin, measuring 20x9cm on the base, 8cm deep. Leave to cool completely in the tin. I’ve filled the hole in the centre of this cake with fresh strawberries. Then just double up the ingredients for this gin and tonic drizzle cake recipe. Bake in the oven for 1hr-1hr 15 mins. Now what could be better than a cake soaked in gin and tonic. Empty about 200 ml of the gin from the bottle, pare the lemon rind, be careful not to get any of the pith as this is bitter. Sign up to our newsletter to enter competitions and receive tasty recipe inspiration every week. I have used one cake tin here. Want more Larder Love, then follow me on Facebook and Instagram and sign up for my free weekly newsletter too. Easy . It’s World Gin Day this week so it would seem rude not to celebrate such an auspicious occasion with a nice cake. Instead of making a simple lemon flavoured syrup I used tonic instead of water and a few crushed juniper berries to boost the gin flavour. The reason is perfectly simple. I had them on hand and I do like strawberries with gin and tonic and also alongside lemon so I thought they would go rather well. A win win situation if ever there was one, cheers! You can use a zester but only at a push. We use a 3rd party, RedEye, to send out our newsletter but rest assured that your data will only be used for this purpose and not passed on to any other 3rd parties. Subscribe for just £26 now! Super easy Gin and Tonic Lemon Drizzle Cake. That does us nicely for two days. Then check these out; Finally, if you do try this super easy gin and tonic lemon drizzle cake recipe do please leave a comment/rating below. I added little shards of lemon peel and daisies from the garden (they are edible flowers) and a few flowers from my strawberry plants. Easy . Lazy Sunday morning bubble and squeak cakes, Managing Food Editor on the magazine, Tamsin has also written several cookery books for WeightWatchers. Because of the syrup you are drizzling into the cake itself the cake will be super moist so will actually last longer than your average sponge cake. You are not making a flavoured liqueur or infused gin here. I love hearing from readers and respond to everyone just as quickly as I can. However, in this gin and tonic cake you want your favourite gin so you get the taste of gin that you like.