Description
This chia seed cake is drizzled with lemon icing and makes a healthy addition to tea breaks. It's easy to prepare and vegetarian.
Ingredients
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Cake
- 180g (3/4 cup) butter, softened
- 120g (5/8 cup) + 7.5ml (1 1/2 tbsp) sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 60ml (1/4 cup) milk
- 15ml (1 tbsp) lemon zest
- 15ml (1 tbsp) lemon juice
- 43g (1/4 cup) chia seeds
- 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) salt
- 120g (1 cup) all-purpose flour, sifted
Lemon Glaze
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 100g (1 cup) icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / fan 160°C / 350°F / gas mark 4.
- Grease a 22cm/2lb loaf tin with butter.
- Place the butter and sugar in a stand mixer, and cream until pale and fluffy.
- Add one egg yolk at a time, and beat it into the mixture until all are used up.
- Set the mixer on a low setting, then add the milk, chia seeds, lemon juice, zest and salt. Set aside.
- Place the remaining egg whites and 7.5ml (1½ tbsp) sugar in another bowl and beat until stiff peaks have formed.
- Fold in a bit of the flour into the egg yolk mixture, then fold in a bit of the egg white mixture. Keep alternating until everything is well incorporated and a batter is formed.
- Pour into the greased loaf tin and cook for 40 minutes or until cooked.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a cooling rack.
- For the Lemon Glaze: Mix together the icing sugar and lemon juice until you have a smooth icing. You might need to add a few drops of water if the icing is too thick.
- Pour the icing over the top of the cake, letting the icing drizzle down the sides.
- [Optional] Sprinkle the top with lemon zest.
- Serve with your favourite cup of tea or as part of an afternoon tea. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you don’t own a stand mixer, you can use an electric hand mixer.
- You can test if the cake is cooked by inserting a wooden skewer. If it comes out clean, it’s ready.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 391
- Sugar: 28.2 g
- Sodium: 102 mg
- Fat: 22.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 12.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43.1 g
- Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 6.1 g
- Cholesterol: 141.5 mg