The Simplest Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake

For the cake:
Set oven to 160ºC (320ºF) and grease and flour a loaf tin.

Beat all ingredients together (except lemon rind) with an electric beater for 3 minutes. Stir in the lemon rind and pour the batter into the loaf tin. Bake in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes or until a tester stick comes out clean.

For the drizzle:
Put sugar, honey, lemon juice and rind in a small pot and heat until sugar dissolves. Taste it for the right balance of sweet to sour and add a little more sugar or honey if it’s too sour.

When the cake comes out of the oven, poke some holes in the cake with a skewer, about halfway to the bottom. Pour the drizzle over the cake. Allow the cake to cool in the loaf tin and then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely before serving.