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When I was a little girl growing up in rural Canada we had a small village shop that sold just about anything you could ever need. There was a meat counter where you watch them cut thick slices of bologna for your dinner (did anyone else also grow up on bologna and ketchup sandwiches on white shop bought bread with a side of ready salted potato crisps?), you could get a Freezie on a hot summer’s day, you could pick up all manner of toiletries, groceries or household goods and they sold the best iced lemon pound cakes.
Oh my goodness, those cakes, to my childhood palette, were the pinnacle of refinement and good taste (keeping in mind I grew up on the aforementioned bologna sandwiches so that taste may be questionable!). I would buy a cake as a treat for my mother and then keep going back for slice after slice until the cake was gone. With Mother’s Day just around the corner I thought I would try and recreate that recipe at home for my own children, with a few tweaks, of course.
These mini cakes were inspired by the tiny floral mini loaf cases I spotted in our own island department store – a much larger and grander version of the tiny village shop I grew up with, but also stocking a wide range of interesting things. They were also inspired by the Dr. Oetker Flavour Drizzle packets I spotted in my local supermarket. These flavoured drizzles, soaked into the top of a freshly baked, still warm cake, create a moist and flavourful finish.
The cake recipe itself is a dense, slightly less sweet loaf than you might expect, but this is countered by the addition of the lemon drizzle. The resulting mini loaf cakes make for a perfect afternoon break with a cuppa, or you could wrap them in gift bags and ribbon for a nice Mother’s Day gift.
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I’m delighted to say that my whole family loved my mini drizzle lemon pound cakes, especially the kids. Win!
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A gorgeous dense mini loaf with a zesty lemon drizzle finished off with a drizzle of icing. Perfect with an afternoon cuppa or as a hand made Mother's Day gift.
Preheat oven to 180 C/ 170 C fan/ 350 F and lightly grease a 10-hole mini loaf tray or arrange 10 paper loaf cases on a baking sheet.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, and then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. You might need to add a spoonful of flour to prevent curdling.
Sift together the flour and baking powder and add, in increments, along with the milk, to the butter/sugar mixture, beating well until combined.
Spoon into the prepared cases and bake in the centre of the oven for 20-25 minutes, until light golden and springy. A skewer, inserted into the centre of the bake, will come out clean when it's ready.
Leave the mini loaves to cool for five minutes before poking holes all over the a skewer. Carefully pour over the Dr. Oetker Flavour Drizzle, using one sachet for five mini loaves, allowing it to soak into the cake. Leave to cool.
To prepare the icing drizzle, mix the icing sugar with the water. You might need a touch more water or icing sugar to get the right consistency, depending on humidity/temperature.
Drizzle the icing over the top of the loaves and finish off with a Dr. Oetker wafer daisy.
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My fiancée favourite cake is lemon drizzle. I love the presentation of your cakes they look so cute! Will definitely give this a try.
You have inspired me to make a lemon cake today, thank you for your gorgeous recipe!
Mhmmmm yum! I love pound cakes! Never had them in lemon flavor but this is perfect for a spring afternoon snack!
My boys and I bake weekly together. We can’t wait to make this next week. It looks so delicious.
The presentation looks so lovely. This mini lemon drizzle pound cake looks super delicious.
These look so good! And simple to make – I will have to try!
These are so pretty and cute. They are just perfect for Mother’s Day.
Your mini lemon pound cakes look delicious! I love the cute flower decoration too.
It looks so delicious!!! I love the way you displayed these mini cakes. They perfectly match with those tiny floral loaf cases.
I like slight less sweet cakes, I cannot wait to give it a try with my favorite lemon tea. Good idea for light breakfast. Thank you.
I love pond cakes especially on a lazy afternoon with my favorite cup of tea! I think this recipe is a keeper! I can’t wait to make it!
It sounds like a lovely piece of cake, perfect for Mother’s Day and for Spring! I really like lemon in cakes, they add the perfect balance to the flavor. These look moist and light!
Mmm, these look amazing! I love pound cakes. And I love lemon flavors, so it’s a win/win for me!
This is perfect for Mother’s Day! I love anything lemon-flavored.
This looks so delicious! I will have to try this out soon with my daughter. She has been really into baking lately.
OMG. These look absolutely delish! I love pound cake, but the lemon drizzle makes it. Thanks for sharing!
Such beautiful little mini lemon drizzle pound cakes! I am going to remember this for when strawberries are in season! Yu!
that looks lovely! perfect for breakfast or snack!
These look delicious! I especially love them in the little cake papers, and the drizzle makes them even more pretty.
Wow so delicate and delicious! I also love how you decorated and displayed these mini cakes, adorable!
Love mini pound cakes, and the lemon drizzle sounds amazing I will have to check it out!
I love lemon desserts so much! This sounds fantastic – I can’t wait to make it.