Glazed Ring Cake
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 15 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
1
- For the cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1.333 cups caster sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 ½ cups plain flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup Sour cream
- 1 lemon (finely grated zest)
- For the decoration
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
- 4 Tbsps lemon juice
Preparation steps
1.
For the cake: heat the oven to 180C, 350F, gas 4. Butter a 25cm|10" bundt tin.
2.
Beat the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
3.
Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking each one in with a tablespoon of the flour. Carefully fold in the remaining flour and bicarbonate of soda, then fold in the soured cream and lemon zest until well combined.
4.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and spread until level. Bake for 45-55 minutes, until well risen and golden-brown. After 45 minutes, insert a skewer into the centre of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is cooked.
5.
Leave in the tin for 15 minutes, then carefully turn out the cake and cool on a wire rack.
6.
For the icing: sift the icing sugar into a bowl and beat in enough lemon juice to give a thick consistency. Drizzle the icing over the cool cake and leave to set.
