GIN AND TONIC DRIZZLE LOAF
This boozy and citrusy cake will be sure to send your tastebuds into overload – how yummy does this loaf cake look?!
YOU WILL NEED:
1 grapefruit, orange or 2 lemons
175g self-raising flour
175g caster sugar (plus 75g for soaking syrup)
175g unsalted butter, softened
3 eggs
120ml gin, split into 50ml and 70ml measurements
75ml tonic water
150g icing sugar
TO MAKE:
1. Preheat the oven to 165°c fan.
2. Take whichever citrus you are using and cut half into slices for decorating. Zest and juice the other half using a fine grater or zester.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the selfraising flour, citrus zest and 175g of caster sugar. Add the butter, eggs, 50ml of gin, 2tbsp of citrus juice and mix with an electric hand whisk until smooth.
4. Pour the batter into the lined loaf tin and bake for 35 minutes until golden and springy to touch. Remove from the oven, but leave in the tin.
5. While the loaf is cooling slightly, pour the remaining citrus juice, tonic and 75g of sugar into the saucepan and heat on a medium heat for eight minutes until the sugar has dissolved.
6. Allow to cool slightly before adding the remaining gin. Set aside 3 tbsp of the syrup for the glaze.
7. Poke the loaf all over with a fork and drizzle the syrup from the saucepan. You can do this when the loaf is still warm.
8. When the loaf is completely cool, remove from the tin. Wipe clean your mixing bowl and use it to combine the 3 tbsp of reserved syrup with the icing sugar to make a glaze and pour over the top of your loaf. Decorate with citrus slices and serve.
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