A soft, light cake studded with blackcurrants and drizzled with a simple lemon icing (frosting). Its a really easy cake to make and it's absolutely delicious served with coffee or as dessert.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 55 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course afternoon tea, Baking, Breakfast
Cuisine British
Servings 12slices
Calories 160kcal
Equipment
1 900 g (2lb) loaf tin (pan)
1 loaf tin liner
1 Large bowl
1 medium bowl
1 small bowl
1 weighing scales
1 Measuring spoons
1 Metal spoon
1 Whisk or fork
1 Cooling rack
Ingredients
270gself-raising flour
1tspbaking powder
125gcaster sugar
3tbspyogurt
100mlvegetable oil
150mlwater
125gblackcurrantsfresh or frozen
1tbspself-raising flour to coat the blackcurrants
For the icing (frosting)
80gicing (confectioners) sugar
2tbsplemon juice
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200℃/180℃ Fan/400℉.
Mix the dry ingredients 270 g (2¼ cups) self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 125 g (½ cup) caster sugar in a large bowl.
In a medium bowl or meauring jug mix together the wet ingredients, 60 g (3 tbsp) yogurt, 100 ml (¼ cup) vegetable oil and 150 ml (¾ cup) cold water.
Put 100 g (½ cup) blackcurrants in a small bowl (set aside 25g (¼ cup) blackcurrants) If using fresh blackcurrants then add a teaspoon of water and swirl around. Add the extra 1 tablespoon of self-raising flour and coat the blackcurrants. If you are using frozen blackcurrants the flour will stick to them without the water.
Pour the wet mixure into the dry mixture and combine with a metal spoon or spatula until just combined. Do not over mix.
Fold the flour coated blackcurrants into the cake mixture.
Spoon the cake mixture into a lined 900 g (2lb) loaf tin (pan). Scatter the remaining 25 g (¼ cup) of blackcurrants over the cake and press gently into the top of the cake mix.
Bake for 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out without any cake mix on it.
Leave the loaf cake in the tin for 5 minutes then remove and place on a cooling rack until completely cold.
For the icing (frosting)
Sift 80 g (½ cup) icing (confectioners) sugar into a small bowl.
Add 2 tbsp lemon juice and mix until smooth.
Use a spoon to drizzle the icing in zig-zags across the top of the loaf cake allowing it to drip down the sides. Leave for 30 minutes for the icing to set.
Serve in slices for breakfast, with coffee or tea. Or serve with Greek yogurt or ice cream and Blackcurrant Compote.