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Professional pastry chef Philip Khoury is a regular on BBC One's Saturday Kitchen. @PhilKhoury

Lemon drizzle loaf

Another day, another iconic teatime treat. This cake is made with a splash of deliciously complementary extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon. It produces a tender crumb with less fat than is typically called for in similarly textured or 'travel cakes' – so called because they travel and keep well without refrigeration.

■ Makes a 450g loaf

18g caster sugar
 3 small lemons, zested
 45g extra virgin olive oil
 40g lemon juice (use 2 of the zested lemons)
 90g plant-based milk
 190g plain flour
 1 tsp baking powder
 ½ tsp bicarbonate of  

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