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Such a simple recipe but a great crowd pleaser that’s bound to impress! It was my housemates birthday recently and as tradition goes, I wanted to make home a cake but knowing that his go to sweet treats are biscuits I wanted to incorporate a childhood fave! I used a simple cake batter recipe, filled with jam, decorated with chocolate ganache frosting & cut Jamie dodgers and voila... he was so pleased!! Recipe - cake: 8oz Caster sugar 8oz Soft baking butter (cheaper than normal butter and works just as well!) 8oz Self-raising flour 1tsp baking powder 4 medium eggs 1tsp vanilla essence Filling: 1/2 a jar of strawberry or raspberry jam (be sure to take out any large lumps of fruit) Frosting: Approx.150ml double cream 240g white chocolate (I used lidl own brand -only 30p a bar- doesn’t have to be anything fancy) Method: 1) cream the softened butter with the Caster sugar untill well combined 2) add three of the eggs - one at a time - whisking the mixture as quick a...

 Simple Lemon Drizzle Baking is something I wish I could do more of. As a student it’s difficult to find ways of incorporating it into work and I’m often put off by expensive ingredient and recipes requiring things I’ve never even heard of let alone seen in the aisles of lidl. When I do manage to bake, the produce is either demolished by housemates in minutes or left around until its past its best (dependent on who’s in the house!!!) This simple lemon drizzle provides a perfect resolution: easily accessible ingredients and ability to be sacked up or down, it uses a pretty standard cake batter mix with the addition of lemon juice which can then be smothered in tasty drizzle Ingredients: For the Cake - 4/6/8 oz Caster Sugar 4/6/8 oz Butter (softened) 4/6/8 oz Self Raising Flour (preferably sifted but don’t worry if not) 2/3/4 Medium sized eggs 1 tsp baking powder 1 lemon (juiced) For the Drizzle - 1 lemon (juiced) Approx. 6 tbsp Caster sugar (rough guide - best ...