Lemon tea cakes make a refreshing tea-time treat. These delightful little cakes are bursting with citrus flavour and will complement your hot cup of afternoon tea. With a sweet glaze and a tender crumb, these will become a favourite when baking and making sweet treats! Whether you enjoy your cakes alone or prefer sharing them with loved ones, lemon tea cakes will brighten anyone’s day.
Recipe specs
- Preparation time: 20 min
- Baking time: 40 min
- Servings: 6
Equipment
- Mixer
- 6 bar mini loaf pan
- Bowl
- Oven
- Cooling Tray with Drip Rack
Ingredients
- Poppy seeds | 50g
- Warm milk | 135ml
- Caster sugar | 220g
- Eggs | 3
- Self-raising flour | 300g
- Softened unsalted Butter | 135g
- Grated lemon rind
- Vizyon Lemon Concentrated Pastry Paste | 15ml
- Vizyon Neutral Mirror Glaze
- Sliced lemon for decoration
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How to make Lemon Tea Cakes
- Begin by preheating your oven to 180°C and make sure your baking tray is lightly greased to prevent the cakes from sticking.
- Mix the warm milk and poppy seeds together in a bowl. Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes – this will give the milk the nutty and earthy flavour of poppy seeds.
- Mix in caster sugar, eggs, flour, butter, lemon rind, and Vizyon Lemon Concentrated Paste with the poppy seeds and milk.
- To make sure it’s all combined, beat it together for 5 minutes with the mixer on high speed until the mixture is pale and thick.
- Evenly distribute the well-combined mixture into the loaf pans, making sure to pour it in smoothly and without any lumps.
- Pop them into the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes
- Once your Lemon Tea Cakes are perfectly baked and golden brown, it’s time to let them cool down. To do this, carefully remove the loaf pan from the oven and place it upside down on a cooling rack, with a drip tray underneath. Allow them to cool down completely.
- When the cakes are cooled down, add toppings. Place lemon slices on top of the loaves and then brush or pour the mirror glaze over the cakes, making sure to cover the surface completely.
- Serve and enjoy with a cup of tea.