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Monday 29 August 2016

Eggless Lemon Drizzle Mini Loaf Cakes



Last week was the start of the Great British Bake off Series 7. I am a huge fan of this awesome show and really enjoy watching all the challenges and creations that the participants partake. I love the docile Mary Berry and the candid Paul Hollywood with his piercing blue eyes that are enough to give you the shakes!!! I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to make some bread with Paul at a recent bloggers event.You can read all about it here .

On last weeks GBBO episode we saw bakers bake a Drizzle cake, make Jaffa cakes and create a show stopper of a Genoise cake with a mirror glaze. I was totally inspired by the drizzle cakes and so here I am sharing my bake: Eggless Lemon Drizzle mini loaf cakes.

Citrus flavours really pair well with lots of fruits and one combination I really like is lemon with berries.The blueberries in this Lemon Poke Cake give it a lovely flavour and makes the cake look so pretty when cut.



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Eggless Lemon drizzle Mini Loaf Cakes
Decadent and moist eggless cakes with pungent citrus flavours.
Ingredients:
  • 270g Plain Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
  • 250g Sugar
  • 75ml Sunflower Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 220ml Water
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
  • For Drizzle Syrup











  • 30g Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 2 tablespoons Water
  • 1/2 tablespoon Icing Sugar for dusting
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and grease the inside of 8 mini loaf tins.Place the loaf tins on a baking tray.2.Sift together the baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and the flour. Place in the bowl of the Nutri Ninja3. In a jug add the oil, water, lemon juice, lemon zest and apple cider vinegar and mix together.4.Add the wet ingredients to the flour in the Nutri Ninja bowl and whisk the ingredients until it forms a batter. Do not over mix.



5. Divide the batter into the eight loaf tins and place the tins into the middle shelf of the oven to bake for 40-45 minutes util cakes are golden brown and a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.6. Remove cakes from the oven and leave aside to cool.7. To make the drizzle warm the lemon juice, water and add the sugar, wait for it to dissolve and then remove from the heat.8. Using a skewer poke hole in the top of the cakes and spoon the warm syrup into the cakes.Leave the cakes aside for syrup to soak in9. Demold the cakes and sprinkle with a flurry of icing sugar before serving.
Details
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 8 mini loaves





I used the Ninja Kitchen System with Nutri Ninja to whisk up my cake mix. The Ninja®Complete Kitchen System with Nutri Ninja® is a power machine that incorporates three appliances, a food processor, high speed blender and a nutrient extractor. Its 1,500 watt of power  is perfect for all kitchen tasks such as mixing, blending, kneading,chopping and whipping.

I am delighted to have this addition to my kitchen as its going to be very handy whilst I create some exciting challenges inspired by the GBBO.


I am also excited to feature the Paul Hollywood bakeware by Kitchen Craft during my GBBO posts. The bakeware is made from extra thick carbon steel which won't warp during baking and will give all your cakes an even bake.The bakeware is dishwasher,fridge and freezer safe. Its100% PFOA, PTFE and BPA-free and comes with  a 20 year guarantee (5 year non stick guarantee). The range is available in most cookware shops.


I was sent the The Ninja®Complete Kitchen System with Nutri Ninja® and the Paul Hollywood bakeware to review in the simplyfood kitchens.

I love the classic lemon drizzle cake, you can also check out some other drizzle cakes below:
Blueberry Loaf Cake with Lime Drizzle by Jac from Tinned Tomatoes
Lime, Coconut and Cardamom Loaf Cake by Choclette from Tin and Thyme
Blackberry cake with Orange drizzle by Jac from Tinned Tomatoes
Apple and Rum drizzled cake by Tracy from its not easy being greedy
Lemon rose and gin drizzle cake by Kevin from The crafty Larder
Submitting this to :
Great Bloggers Bake Off with Jenny from Mummy Mishaps.




44 comments:

  1. lemon cakes looks very delicious....nice tempting pics..

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  2. Your mini loaves look so good Nayna and that Ninja system looks amazing!

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  3. What lovely looking little cakes! And vegan too... Definitely keeping these in mind for if I have impromptu vegan guests.

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  4. I love lemon loaf cakes, these look so delicious!

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  5. perfect with a cuppa tea! I'm running out to pick up some ingrediens and hten making these tonight!

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  6. Lemon drizzle cakes are the best kind of drizzle cakes, I am also taking part in the challenge but for week one I went with the Mirror Glaze cake <3

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  7. These look lovely, I may try a bigger version for my aunts bday cake

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  8. These looks very tasty - love citrus. I like the bakeware too. R

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  9. These little cakes look so light and lovely!

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  10. Oh man! This totally looks like something I will make in my kitchen! Love lemon, love cakes! Just a question - can I replace the apple cider vinegar with something else if i don't have that? What would you recommend?

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    1. The vinegar reacts with the bicarbonate to add raising to the cake so it is not dense. You can use white wine vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar or maybe a tablespoon of natural yoghurt in its place. Alternatively just add an egg if you eat eggs.

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  11. These look wonderful, superb that they are smaller too. There are only two of use and definitely struggle with a whole loaf like this baked in a loaf tin, at least with this I can freeze what is left.

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  12. I'm a lemon addict so this is perfect for me. Looks very appetising!

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  13. I love mini cakes, they're so cute! Those cake tins look excellent. It's about time we had new ones, ours are years old and look it!

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  14. These look so cute. My mum also used to make eggless cakes a lot when my grandparents were visiting from India, as they didn't eat eggs.

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  15. This looks lovely, Nayna! Love a good tasty vegan cake.

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  16. i love your dinky moulds and how lovely the mini drizzle cakes that are baked inside them look once baked. i am astounded how great they look deposit being eggless - they look like regular cakes.
    thank you so much for linking up to the #GBBOBloggers2016 x

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  17. They look amazing, i quite like lemon flavored cake x

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  18. Interesting! They look delicious without the eggs and butter still

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  19. Oh I love these cute little loaf tins - lemon drizzle is my absolute favourite cake to bake - homemade always tastes so much better x

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  20. These look lush, I love a lemon drizzle cake! x

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  21. I love that you've used a lot of natural and healthy ingredients in these lemon cakes. Personally I do eat eggs and they're pretty important to me as a source of nutrients, but I don't eat flour so you've inspired me to make a nice almond flour lemon drizzle cake!

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  22. I'm a big fan of GBBO too - I used to bake along, but now I just make sure I have cake in the house for when I'm watching it on TV.

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  23. Love me some lemon drizzle cake, this is my absolute weakness when it comes to cake. Can't wait to try this out. Yuuuum.

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  24. It's drizzle cakes galore at the moment. I really wanted to participate in the bloggers GBBO, but I'm only just back from holiday and have no time. Your mini cakes look super cute. I'm quite envious of all that bakeware.

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  25. Lemon drizzle cake is my favourite type of cake and it's so good that you can make it eggless for the vegans out there x

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  26. These look and sound gorgeous. Great with a cuppa.

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  27. Oh these sound wonderful. I'd love that lemon flavor and the mini cakes would be fun to have at a party.

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  28. What a lovely-looking cake... and vegan too - great news for my tummy, bad news for my hips! C'est la vie! LOLOL!

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  29. What a fab alternative to using eggs. I love a good lemon drizzle cake! H x

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  30. Yum this sound really interesting - an eggless lemon drizzle loaf cake. I would love to try this out to taste the different. xx

    www.annanuttall.com

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  31. This sounds lovely! Can't beat a bit of cake can you! X

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  32. How adorable are those little cakes! Loving the little tins and that Ninja kit sounds fantastic!

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  33. I have to admit I do love a lemon drizzle cake and this one sounds absolutely delicous, I'm going to have to try and make it I think. x

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  34. I love lemon drizzle cakes of all kids and the fact this is vegan is great! Thank you so much for the recipe x

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  35. Lemon cake has been the main thing that I have craved throughout my pregnancy, so I am going to have to try making this!

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  36. These sound amazing. I'm definitely bookmarking this recipe.

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  37. I love citrus based deserts and this looks perfect to me. I like that it is eggless as well!

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  38. I love lemon drizzle cake! I will be making these for my vegan friends.

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  39. Amazing recipe! Lemon drizzle cake is one of our faves! Might try this vegan version too xx Good luck with the GBBO challenge xx

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  40. These look great, I think this sort of kitchen gadget is great for a range of recipes.

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  41. I love Bake Off and I love lemon drizzle. Will definitely be giving these ones a go. :)

    Daniella | Freshly Pressed Beauty

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  42. Great little mini drizzle cakes - I like the sound of blueberry and lime - maybe if I get any blueberries one day ......!

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