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Thyme & Lemon Drizzle Cake
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Thyme & Lemon Drizzle Cake

This thyme & lemon drizzle cake recipe has a delicious vanilla sponge cake drizzled with a thyme-infused lemon-flavored glaze that gives this cake a crunchy exterior. For the sponge, I have used my very trusted and fail-proof vanilla sponge cake recipe. The glaze is made with fresh thyme along with lemon zest and its juice, and drizzled generously over the cake, coating it nicely to give its flavor in every bite.
Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Keyword Cake Recipes, Lemon Recipes, Thyme Recipes, Vanilla Recipes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8 serves
Author Priyanka

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Convection Microwave Oven
  • Bundt Pan

Ingredients

Vanilla sponge cake ingredients

  • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour with 2 tbsp of it replaced with an equal amount of Cornflour
  • 1/3 cup Refined Oil any refined neutral oil such as Sunflower Oil, Canola Oil, etc.
  • 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar you can go as high as 1/2 cup if you prefer sweeter cakes
  • ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ cup Whole Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Eggs

Lemon & Thyme Glaze Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Caster Sugar or Granulated Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • Thyme-infused Salt or 1/4 tsp Salt + A pinch of dried Thyme
  • Zest of 1 Lemon

Instructions

Recipe instructions for Vanilla Sponge Cake

  • Prepare the cake tin for baking. In case you are using non-stick tins then there is no need to do anything extra to it. You can line the cake with parchment paper for greater ease in unmoulding it. If you are using regular baking tins, you can line them with parchment paper. Or, brush it with some oil and then sprinkle some flour on it to coat it uniformly. Keep it aside for the time you prepare the cake batter
  • Pre-heat the oven to 170C
  • Prepare the cake mix. Take a mixing bowl and mix all the dry ingredients. Sieve them through and keep this aside
    1 cup All-Purpose Flour with 2 tbsp of it replaced with an equal amount of Cornflour, ½ tsp Baking Powder, ¼ tsp Baking Soda, 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar
  • Now, in another mixing bowl, whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt till light and almost twice in volume
    2 Eggs
  • Add oil and vanilla extract to the eggs and whisk them vigorously till light and airy
    1/3 cup Refined Oil, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Now we are going to incorporate the wet ingredients into the dry ingredient mix. For that we are going to add the dry ingredients in three parts, alternating with milk, and mix gently. Once you see that the dry ingredients have been incorporated nicely, stop mixing. Sometimes over-mixing leads to hardened cakes.
    ¼ cup Whole Milk
  • Bake the cake. Now, pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and bake it for 30-35 minutes. Since every oven is different, keep an eye on it once it crosses the mark of 30 minutes. Once you see that the cake has baked and the sides are pulling back from the edges, you know that it is done.
  • Take it out and allow it to cool in the cake tin for 10 minutes before turning it upside down on a wire rack to cool down completely.

Lemon glaze with Thyme recipe

  • Take a mixing bowl and combine the ingredients. If you find the glaze too thick then add a drop of Lemon Juice or even Melted Butter. If it's too thick for some reason, add a tsp. of Caster Sugar. Mix till you get a pourable consistency.
    1/2 cup Caster Sugar or Granulated Sugar, 2 tbsp Lemon Juice, Thyme-infused Salt or 1/4 tsp Salt + A pinch of dried Thyme, Zest of 1 Lemon
  • Once your Vanilla Sponge Cake has cooled down completely, place it on a wire rack and pour the thyme-infused lemon glaze over the cake. Allow it to cool down again before slicing and serving.