Attention all dessert lovers! Indulge in a slice of heaven with our irresistible Lemon and Raspberry Loaf Cake. With its tangy lemon and sweet raspberry flavours, this moist and fluffy cake will leave you craving more. Try our recipe now!
Course Sweets
Cuisine British
Keyword easy loaf cake, lemon and raspberry cake, lemon cake with raspberries
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 12Slices
Calories 273kcal
Author Donna
Ingredients
170gMargarine
170gCaster Sugar
3Medium Eggs
2Lemons
180gSelf Raising Flour+ 1 Tablespoon to toss raspberries in
250gRaspberries
100gIcing Sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C (fan-assisted) and grease or line a 2lb loaf tin.
Break around 2/3rds of the raspberries into smaller pieces with your fingers, leaving the rest to one side.
Place these small pieces in a small bowl and toss with a tablespoon of flour.
Whisk together the caster sugar and margarine.
Add the eggs, whisking in one at a time.
Grate in the zest of 2 lemons and squeeze in the juice of one, saving the other for later.
Whisk well.
Add the flour and whisk until the mixture is smooth.
Fold in the small raspberry pieces carefully, just until they are spread evenly through the batter.
Pour into the loaf tin and spread evenly.
Place around half of the retained raspberries gently on top.
Bake for 45-60 minutes, until the middle, is cooked and the top is golden. I recommend checking after 45 and returning if necessary, checking every 5-10 minutes after, depending on how far off baked it is.
Leave the cake in the tin to cool fully.
In a small bowl use a spoon to mix the icing sugar with the juice of the remaining lemon, until there are no lumps.
Add a little more juice (or water) or icing sugar if needed, until you have a thick drizzle.
Remove the cooled cake from the tin and peel away the baking paper.
Use a spoon, or a piping bag to drizzle over the lemon icing, and top with any remaining raspberries if desired.
Notes
I use fresh raspberries, but you can try it with frozen ones if you prefer. I don’t recommend thawing them first.