Spring is in the air and Mother’s day is fast approaching (well here in the UK it is anyway). So I wanted to make a cake that was all about spring flavours something fresh and light and something that was just perfect for afternoon tea for Mothers day. So I thought I would share one of my mum’s recipes. And this is a lovely zesty cake that will hit the spot for everyone’s mum.















Family Recipe

As I previously mentioned this is my mum’s recipe and it’s so simple to make. Melt the butter and sugar together add the rest of the liquid ingredients then add to the dry. Mix everything together and bake! I love a simple, quick easy cake 😀















Essentially this is a lemon drizzle cake with the addition of poppy seeds, which I just love because it adds a lovely sweet crunchy texture to every bite. So far I have only shared a few of my old family recipes, my Nan’s banana cake, my mum’s cheese scones, my mums sticky gingerbread are a few of them but there are plenty more to come. I love old family recipes there is something so comforting about them and they always taste the best. Just like this cake.

Lemon madness















The loaf itself is flavoured with finely grated lemon zest and once baked but still warm the cake is covered with a lovely warm lemon syrup. Which seeps into the cake giving it even more of a lemony punch. And helps to give this cake a fresh zesty very thin lemon coating.















Not Just For Special Occasions

This cake is great for a special occasion like Mother’s day but it also makes a lovely everyday tea time treat. If you are feeling a little indulgent it goes nicely with a smear of butter on a slice 😉















But butter or not this is a lovely light zesty cake with a little added crunch from the poppy seeds. Spring flavours all wrapped up in a slice of cake, go on treat yourselves and your Mothers 😀













