INGREDIENTS

  • A little Trex, for greasing
  • 150g Self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 125g Caster sugar
  • 100g Trex, at room temperature
  • Egg replacer (equivalent of 3 eggs)
  • 2 tbsp Vegan Milk
  • ½ tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp Finely grated lemon zest

FILLING

  • 75g Vegan Butter (at room temperature)
  • 100g Icing sugar
  • 1 tsp Finely grated lemon zest
  • 3-4 tbsp vegan Lemon curd

LEMON ICING

  • 50g Icing sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp Lemon juice
  • Finely grated lemon zest

METHOD

  1. Position the oven shelves towards the centre of the oven. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/Gas Mark 4. Lightly grease two 20cm (8in) sandwich tins with a little Trex and line the bases with greaseproof paper.
  2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar, Trex, unbeaten eggs, milk, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Use a wooden spoon to beat the mixture together for 1-2 minutes until smooth and creamy. Share the mixture equally between the prepared tins and level the surfaces.
  3. Bake for 18-20 minutes. To test that the cakes are cooked, they should be golden brown, and when touched lightly the tops should spring back into place. Cool the tins for a few minutes, then remove the cakes and place on a wire rack. Peel away the lining paper and leave until completely cold.
  4. For the filling, beat the butter, icing sugar and lemon zest until creamy. Spread over one cake and drizzle with lemon curd. Sandwich the second cake on top. For the lemon icing, mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice to make a thin icing. Spread over the cake and sprinkle with lemon zest.

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