Chetna Makan was a finalist on the 2014 season of the Great British Bake Off and I enjoy following her cooking on Instagram. Recently, she posted a video of this cake and, based on the combination of flavors, I had to try it. Lemon together with turmeric is not a common cake flavor but, not surprisingly, this turned out to be the most delicious lemon cake I have ever tasted. (I'm not ashamed to say, between my husband and I, it was devoured in about 48 hours.) Having watched season 14 of the GGBO, I'm not surprised that these flavors work - Ms Makan is the unofficial authority, in my opinion, of combining the exotic with the traditional in ways that produce delicious results. Another great aspect of this cake is it's ease of preparation: combine all ingredients, pour into a prepared pan and bake. An easy, delicious cake. You can't beat that.
Lemon and Turmeric Cake
Adapted from Chetna Makan
Makes one 9" x 3" loaf
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 cup self rising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp turmeric
zest and juice of one lemon
1. Set the oven to 350 degree F. Grease and line a 9" x 3" loaf pan.
2. Mix all the ingredients until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake for about 45 to 50 minutes until a toothpick test comes out clean.
3. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes before inverted and glazing. Pour into the glaze while the cake is still warm.
For the glaze:
1/2 cup icing sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 -3 drops of yellow food coloring
Combine all ingredients until smooth.
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