Gluten-Free Lemon Drizzle Cake

With a special surprise ingredient, this gluten free cake stays beautifully moist. To everyone's amazement it's mash potato!

• Cooking Time Prep 30 mins
  Cook 40 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 8 - 10

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  514

• Protein

  9g

• Carbs

  41g

• Fat

  36g

• Saturates

  2g

• Fibre

  2g

• Sugar

  35g

• Salt

  0.88g

Ingredients

• 200g butter, softened
• 200g golden caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 175g ground almonds (to make it nut free see below)
• 250g mashed potatoes
• zest 3 lemons
• 2 tsp gluten-free baking powder (Supercook does one)
• For the drizzle
• 4 tbsp granulated sugar
• juice 1 lemon

Directions

1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line a deep, 20cm round cake tin. Beat the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, then gradually add the egg, beating after each addition. Fold in the almonds, cold mashed potato, lemon zest and baking powder.
2. Tip into the tin, level the top, then bake for 40-45 mins or until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack after 10 mins cooling. Mix the granulated sugar and the lemon juice together, then spoon over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.

Categories: Cakes & Baking, Healthy, Special Diets