That may be a lemon, but this is not an ascetic post. If festive excesses have required self-denial, detoxification, a purge of all indulgences, and an astringent attitude, look away now. However, if you can take your vitamin C with a little theobromine on the side, please read on. I am not talking "lemon juice in hot water to shrink the stomach" today; I am talking "Lemon Drizzle Cake with Sunken Dark Chocolate Chunks".
There are times when only cake will do. A biscuit is too brittle, too insubstantial, an apple is out of the question, an oatcake and a morsel of cheese are all very well in their place, but when it's cake you crave, then it has to be properly cakey cake.
Naturally, you will understand that my interest in this was purely scientific and in the spirit of consumer guidance, as I was just testing a recipe from my our new cookbook.
It works, people! It works!
