Gin and tonic drizzle loaf

A crowd pleaser and a showstopper all mixed into one simple cake. Make this your go-to summer recipe.

Ingredients

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 165°c (fan).

Step 2

Take whichever citrus you are using and cut half into slices for decorating (½ grapefruit/orange or 1 whole lemon/lime). Zest and juice the other half using the fine grater/zester to zest and the fork to get the juice from the fruit.

Step 3

In the large mixing bowl, combine the self-raising flour, citrus zest and 175g of caster sugar.

Step 4

Add the butter, eggs, 50ml of gin, 2 tbsp of citrus juice and mix with the electric hand whisk until smooth.

Step 5

Pour the batter into the lined loaf tin and bake for 35 minutes until golden and springy to touch. Remove from the oven but leave in the tin.

Step 6

While the loaf is cooling slightly, pour the remaining citrus juice, tonic and 75g sugar into the saucepan and heat on a medium-high heat for 5-8 minutes until the sugar has completely dissolved. Allow to cool slightly before stirring in the remaining gin (70ml). Set aside 3 tbsp of the syrup for the glaze.

Step 7

Poke the loaf all over with the fork and drizzle with the syrup from the saucepan. You can do this while the loaf is still warm.

Step 8

When the loaf is completely cool, remove from the tin.

Step 9

Wipe clean your mixing bowl and then use it to combine the 3 tbsp of reserved syrup with the icing sugar to make a glaze and pour over the top of your loaf, slightly pushing it down the sides with the end of a spoon to create a drip effect.

Step 10

Decorate with citrus slices and serve.