Lemon & elderflower celebration cake

Ingredients:

– 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

– 2 teaspoons baking powder
– ½ teaspoon baking soda
– ½ teaspoon salt
– 1 cup butter, softened
– 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
– 4 large eggs
– 2 tablespoons lemon zest
– 1 teaspoon elderflower extract
– ½ cup buttermilk
– ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the lemon zest and elderflower extract.

4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk and lemon juice. Beat until just combined.

5. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

6. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

7. Once the cake is cool, decorate with lemon slices and elderflower petals. Serve and enjoy!

1. Start by baking a lemon and elderflower cake. Use a light sponge cake recipe and add a few drops of elderflower cordial to the batter.

2. Once the cake has cooled, use a serrated knife to level the top of the cake.

3. Spread a thin layer of lemon curd over the top of the cake.

4. Cover the cake with a layer of white fondant.

5. Use a rolling pin to roll out a thin sheet of yellow fondant. Cut out lemon slices and place them around the sides of the cake.

6. Cut out small circles of yellow fondant and place them on the top of the cake to create a lemon pattern.

7. Cut out small stars of yellow fondant and place them around the sides of the cake.

8. Cut out small flowers of white fondant and place them on the top of the cake.

9. Place a few sprigs of elderflower around the sides of the cake.

10. Finish the cake with a few drops of elderflower cordial drizzled over the top.

Lemon & elderflower celebration cake