The Best Lemon Cake Drizzle Recipe

The Best Lemon Cake Drizzle Recipe

Welcome to my microwave series where I turn classic desserts into delicious, super quick and easy recipes.

From brownies, cakes, tray bakes and more, that you would never have imagined were made in the microwave! Perfect for when you’re short on time or just craving something sweet.

Not to mention with the cost of living crisis at an all time high. Turning your oven on can be quite pricey so these recipes are the perfect alternative for a quick dessert made at a fraction of the time.

First recipe of the series

And to start this series off, I’m going to share with you how to make this lemon cake drizzle recipe. I think I might just blow you away with how incredible this recipe is. This lemon cake sponge might be the softest, fluffiest cake I have EVER made and it was made in the microwave!!! 

Oh.. and it’s made in LESS THAN 10mins! 

If you're ever craving cake or debating whether or not to spend nearly £4/$4 on a SLICE of cake, just know you can make one yourself in less than 10 mins for a fraction of the cost and you get a WHOLE cake. 

If you’d prefer to make this cake bigger - like a loaf cake - simply double this recipe and use a heatproof, glass/ceramic dish to bake it in.

This microwave cake sponge is also dairy and gluten free. If you'd prefer not to make it dairy and gluten free then check out my substitutes list so you can make this suitable for all dietary requirements.

In this recipe for microwave lemon cake. I will be going through how to make this lemon cake recipe moist and answering your FAQs. Such as ‘how to microwave a cake’ ‘what should I bake this cake in’ ‘how long does microwave cake last’ and so much more.

A really great thing about this lemon cake gluten free recipe is how versatile it is. Which is what makes this recipe for microwave cake best. For example, you can make this into a classic vanilla sprinkle cake, or a strawberry cake using strawberry purée infused/marbled into the icing!

I’ll also be sharing some more flavor variations and mix in’s below. And would highly recommend you check that part of this post out!

This gluten free microwave sponge requires less than an hour to come together from start to finish!

If you’re looking for more 10 minute cake recipes to add to your baking list check out my Quick 3 Ingredient Gluten Free Dairy Free Truffles and Vegan Apple Crisp Recipe

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• Lemon cake ingredients
• Instructions
• Substitutions - Lemon cake gluten free dairy free
• Variations - Microwave cake baking
• Equipment
• Storage
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Lemon cake ingredients

• Gluten Free flour - This can either be gluten free plain or self-raising flour. If you don’t want to make this gluten free - look at my substitutes list below.
• Dairy Free Butter – This can be in spread or block form.
• Caster sugar – I like to use caster sugar in my cakes which is just very refined sugar. So if you can’t find caster sugar I’d recommend using refined or normal granulated sugar.
• Lemon juice - for flavor
• See recipe card for quantities.

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

1. Begin by lining your heat proof dish with greaseproof/parchment paper.
2. Mix together the flour, rising agents, sugar and butter until smooth.

Substitutions - Lemon cake gluten free dairy free

If you’d prefer not to make this lemon cake Starbucks recipe specific to a dietary requirement or two. Simply substitute the ingredients that correlate to your needs to make this lemon cake like Starbucks suitable for your diet.

• Gluten free - If you’d prefer not to make this lemon cake gluten free simply substitute the gluten-free flour for normal plain flour. 
• Dairy free - If you’d prefer not to make this lemon cake with icing dairy free simply substitute the dairy free butter for ordinary butter, specifically block butter

Even if you don’t follow a specific diet (eg. gluten free). You may have friends or family that could use this.

Variations - Microwave cake baking

Simple ways you can change this recipe to better suit your dinner guests:

Classic vanilla sprinkle cake

You can make this by removing the lemon juice and substituting it for a teaspoon of vanilla extract and decorate it with plain icing and rainbow sprinkles.

Don’t won’t this recipe? 

Looking for a good super quick brownies recipe - check out these brownies - they’re made in 5 minutes!

Let me know in the comments if you try these variations or if you came up with your own!

Equipment

Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Stone bakeware takes longer to heat up than metal pans, and also retains heat for longer. Which could make the recipe more watery, or burnt on the outsides. 

For this recipe you’ll need a heat proof glass/ceramic dish. This is the one I use [link] and I use it all the time. Which I line with greaseproof/parchment paper so you can easily remove it from the dish.

Storage

Storing and freezing - lemon cake recipe gluten free

How long does a gluten free cake last?

This will stay good at room temperature for up to 5 days, and in the freezer for up to 2 months if stored in an airtight container.

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The lemon cake drizzle recipe

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