A Grown Up Gin and Tonic Drizzle Cake Recipe

The Spruce Eats
Serves: 8 Save

Ingredients (15)

  • For the Cake:
  • 4 ounces/115 grams self-rising flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 ounces/75 grams ground almonds
  • 6 ounces/175 grams unsalted butter (softened)
  • 6 ounces/175 grams caster sugar (also known as superfine sugar)
  • 5 large limes (zested; keep the juice for the syrup)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons/25 milliliters gin (good quality)
  • 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons/25 milliliters tonic water
  • For the Syrup:
  • 3 1/3 ounces/100 milliliters lime juice (from the 5 limes)
  • 1/2 ounce/15 milliliters gin (good quality)
  • 1/2 ounce/15 milliliters tonic water
  • 4 ounces/115 grams sugar

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