Howard's Lemon Drizzle Cake & Shortbread

Join Howard Middleton (GBBO contestant from series 4) live from Sheffield who will teach you the skills you need to bake his Zingy Lemon Drizzle Cake and Lavender Shortbread Biscuits.

This class takes place on 28th January at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 25 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Howard, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make his classic cake and biscuits. Howard will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or his experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

Equipment:

Flat Baking Sheet   

Mixing Bowls   

Wooden Spoon

Electric Hand Mixer (optional)  

Heatproof Bowl / Jug  

Small Pan

Non-Stick Baking Parchment  

Fork    

Cookie Cutter

Rolling Pin    

Small Loaf Tin*

*Between 9cm x 18cm (3 ½ in x 7in) and 11cm x 21cm (4 ½ in x 8 ½ in) or use similar sized round tin.

Ingredients:

For the Cake:

100g (7tbsp) Unsalted Butter, softened   

100g (1/2 Cup) Caster / Superfine Sugar

Grated Zest of 2 Unwaxed Lemons  

 50g (1/4 Cup) Yoghurt, Skyr or Sour Cream

2 Large Eggs*      

100g (3/4 Cup) Plain / All-Purpose Flour

50g (1/3 Cup + 1tbsp) Ground Rice / Almonds  

1 tsp Baking Powder

For the Syrup Drizze:

75g (1/3 Cup) Caster / Superfine Sugar   

Juice of 1 ½ Lemons

1tsp Dried Lavender or Fresh Chopped Lemon Thyme or Rosemary (optional)

For the Frosting Drizzle:

1-2 tsp Lemon Juice     

30g (1/4 Cup) Icing / Powdered Sugar

For the Lavender Shortbread:

150g (10 ½ tbsp) Unsalted Butter, soft, cubed  

75g (1/3 Cup) Caster / Superfine Sugar

75g (1/2 Cup + 1tbsp) Rice Flour or Ground Rice  

½ to 1tsp Dried Lavender Flowers, crushed

*UK Large Egg = US Extra-Large Egg

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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Please note we do also offer private events where you can choose which baker you’d like to teach you and what you bake - please click here for more information.

It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.