Lemon and Geraldton Wax Loaf

Ingredients ⁣

• 2 cups plain flour ⁣

• 1 cup sugar ⁣

• 1 tbsp baking powder ⁣

• 1/4 tsp turmeric ⁣

• 1 cup buttermilk (1 cups soy milk. 1 tablespoon lemon juice) ⁣

• 1/2 cup lemon juice ⁣

• 100gm melted butter⁣

• 2 tbsp lemon zest ⁣

• 1 tsp finely chopped Geraldton Wax tips⁣

Frosting⁣

• 255g pack of vegan cream cheese

• Zest of a lemon

• 1/2 a cup icing sugar

• 1 tablespoons lemon juice

• Geraldton Wax flowers (optional)

Method

1. Make the buttermilk by combining the soy milk and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.⁣

2. Squeeze the juice from about 2 lemon or until you have half a cup of juice. ⁣

3. Whisk together all the dry ingredients⁣

4. Make a well in the dry mix and pour in the buttermilk and the lemon juice and whisk through until just combined. ⁣

5. Immediately pour into a lined loaf tin and bake at 180 for 30 minutes covered with a tray or tin foil, and another 10 minutes uncovered. ⁣

6. When the cake has completely cooled, spread the frosting on top and decorate with Geraldton Wax flowers.