

Gluten-free lemon drizzle cake
Ingredients
- ½ cup + 3 tablepoons reduced-fat spread, plus extra to grease
- ¾ cup castor sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups ground almonds
- 1⅔ cups mashed potato (mashed without milk or spread; see tip)
- zest of 3 lemons, plus extra to decorate
- 2 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- 2 teaspoons icingfrostingX sugar, to dust
- For the lemon drizzle
- 4 tablespoons castor sugar
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
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Instructions
1 Preheat the oven to 180ºC/ fan 160°C/gas 4. Grease and line a 20x30cm baking tray with baking paper.
2 Using an electric hand mixer, cream the low-fat spread and 3/4 cup caster sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, then fold in the ground almonds, mashed potato, zest of 3 lemons and baking powder.
3 Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking tray, then bake for 40–45 min until lightly golden and firm to the touch. Cool in the tin for 5 min, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
4 Meanwhile, make the lemon drizzle: put the sugar and lemon zest and juice in a small pan. Cook, stirring, over a low heat until the sugar dissolves. Continue cooking and stirring for a further 3 min or until slightly thickened.
5 Prick the top of the cooled cake all over with a skewer. Drizzle over the syrup, then set aside for 1 hr.
Serving suggestion
To serve, lightly dust the cake with the icing sugar, decorate with extra lemon zest, then cut into 20 squares.
HFG tip
2 medium baking potatoes should be about right for this recipe. Scrub and prick them all over, then microwave or steam until tender before mashing, or use leftover potatoes.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 163 cal
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Kilojoules 682 kJ
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Protein 3.9 g
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Total fat 9.2 g
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Saturated fat 1.3 g
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Carbohydrates 17.4 g
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Sugar 14.7 g
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Dietary fibre 1.2 g
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Sodium 118 mg
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Calcium 40 mg
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Iron 0.6 mg
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