lemon lavender loaf

Summer still seems a whole long time away but it's not early too bake something that provides a glimmer of hope that Spring is just around the corner. Lavender and lemon are two of my favourite ingredients and this delicious cake makes perfect use of them both.

To make mix 250 grams of plain flour with the zest from two lemons, a tablespoon of dried lavender, 125 grams of caster sugar, half a teaspoon each of baking powder and bicarb. In another bowl melt 100 grams of butter and mix with 200 grams of plain yoghurt and two eggs. Mix the wet with the dry until just combined and pour into a lined loaf tin. Bake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes (until a skewer comes out clean). Meanwhile mix the juice from the lemons with a couple of tablespoons of icing sugar. When the cakes comes out the oven skewer it all over and pour on the lemon syrup. Top with a sprinkle of granulated sugar and a pinch of lavender. Serve with a cup of tea and think of the summer.

Recipe from the BBC.