Its hot, its sultry but there is this sugar craving. I cant get on to the regular chocolate as its way too hot for the summers. Something refreshing, something lighter on the palate, something juicy something tangy something lemony. Yes! How about a Lemon syrup sponge?!
If you are wondering what it looks like, well here it is
If your mouth isn’t watering yet, you need to visit an optometrist ;)
The procedure is pretty simple too!
To start with, preheat your oven to 180°c and butter/oil your moulds. You can also dust your moulds with a little flour and set it aside.
125g unsalted butter (softened)
Zest of ½ yellow lemon / 1 green lemon
The process is as simple as combining all ingredients one at a time:
Cream together the butter and sugar to a light and fluffy cream batter
Add in the eggs one by one, whisking well all along, to add in the air to the batter for a more spongy cake.
Add the flour and milk alternately, in three parts, while folding in the mix all the time.
Pour into your choice of greased moulds. I have used cupcake moulds here. Tap gently on your counter to level the batter. Don’t worry, they will melt in the oven and level themselves.
Bake at 180°c for about 20-25 minutes, or till a skewer comes out with only a few moist crumbs stuck. Once baked, set the moulds on a cooling tray and prick all with toothpick/skewer for the syrup to be poured and sucked inside.
For the syrup for the sponges:
100 g Icing sugar (or) 80g caster sugar + 20g cornflour
Combine the three in a saucepan, whisking well on gentle heat till all the sugar is dissolved. Boil for 2-3 minutes and strain out the zest.
Garnish the cakes with the left over zest, and pour the syrup over them. Allow them to sit for 10-15 minutes till the syrup is well absorbed into the cakes.
You can also bake them in a cake tin and cut slices of it to relish. :)
Don’t forget to store them in airtight containers, once at room temperature!