I’ve not mentioned this before here because the intention for this page was to be a technical place dedicated to my professional life, but after getting my annual domain name renewal reminder, I figured I should expand the subject range a bit in order to get the most value out of this place.

Anyway, one of my hobbies is baking. I enjoy dreaming up recipes, trying other people’s recipes, obviously eating them and taking (whatever is left of…) my creations into the office for other people to finish off.

So here’s a rundown of something I made the other day – Lemon Drizzle Blondies with a Biscuit Base.

There’s not much more I hate than going to a recipe site and having to scroll past a million adverts just to get to the bit you want. So I’ll keep this brief:

Ingredients

Blondie:

• 215g Unsalted Butter
• 180g Granulated Sugar
• 1 Large Egg + 1 Yolk
• 60ml Lemon Juice
• 300g Plain Flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• Zest from 1 Lemon

Glaze:

• 250g Icing Sugar
• 6-7 tbsp of Lemon Juice

Biscuit Base:

• 200g Digestives
• 70g Melted Butter

Method

• Blitz digestives and add melted butter and press into the bottom of a greased, lined 8×8 square tin.
• Cream together the room temp butter with the sugar.
• Add Eggs and lemon juice and mix.
• Sieve in the flour.
• Add baking powder.
• Add the salt.
• Fold in the zest and make sure the ingredients are completely combined.
• Add to the tin and bake at 150 (fan) for 35 minutes. (Skewer/Knife inserted should be nearly clean)
• Allow the cake to cool before adding the icing on top.
• Add the icing/lemon mix.
• Chill in the fridge overnight before cutting.