Its Bake Off final week and I think that means its a bit of a free for all - no big show stoppers for me. I thought I'd go for a recipe I've been tempted to try for a while.
Of course I forgot to take out the butter to soften before going to work, so I started by melting the butter the old fashioned way to I didn't break a wrist creaming butter and caster sugar. Next the orange and lemon zest was mixed in as well as the eggs and milk. I also squeezed in some lemon juice for extra flavour.
Next went in the flour, baking powder and salt which was folded in to a smooth consistency. Finally I mixed in the chocolate chips, hopefully in an even spreading - no-one wants them to all sink to the bottom! A few milk chocolate chips got mixed in there too just to bulk it out. I'm sure it won't hurt!
The mixture was poured into a lined loaf tin and baked for almost an hour.
I was supposed to make the syrup while it was baking, but I didn't read it properly. After the cake came out I began the syrup, which only took a few minutes to heat the orange and lemon juice with some caster sugar. This was poured into holes pricked in the top of the cake. It almost felt a shame to dampen the top of a nice crisp top with just a single crack! I used just about all the glaze so I hope I didn't ruin it with too much moisture! I wonder if that's even a thing with gluten free cakes.
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