Shortcross Gin & Tonic Cake with Lemon Glaze
A must try for any gin lover! This light fluffy cake is the perfect indulgence for a weekend at home.
We recommend this Gin & Tonic Cake using our Shortcross Classic Gin which can be purchased here.
Syrup glaze Ingredients
- 30ml – Shortcross Gin
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- 30ml – tonic water
- 250g – Sugar
Syrup Glaze Method
- Add all ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Allow the mixture to infuse and the pour over the cake!
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Ingredients
- 350g - Sugar
- 350g - Butter
- 350g - Self raising flour
- 6 - Eggs beaten
- 100ml - Shortcross Classic Gin
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C and flour a cake tin
- Combine sugar and butter until pale, then add flour
- In a seperate bowl, add eggs and 100ml of Shortcross Classic Gin
- Add the egg mixture to the flour and fold together
- Place mixture in cake tin and bake for 30-40 mins
- Once baked, pierce holes into top of the cake and leave to cool