Lemon Chia Seed Cake

When I was in secondary school, I wanted to become a rock star. I used to listen to AC/DC, Kiss, Judas Priest and Def Leppard full blast on my walkman (a now extinct device?). The Sony walkman was a gift from my uncle and to this day I am forever grateful to him. As I listened to the guitar riffs, I imagined myself playing lead guitar on stage. LOL!

I did mention my music preference and teenage dreams here and here. And coming back to present day, there is no way I could be a rockstar. I mean what rockstar goes to bed at 9:00pm right? LOL!

Anyway, before I get into this delicious Lemon Chia Seed Cake, let me digress a little. About 2 weeks ago, me and 9 other fellow bloggers received a personalized music CD from SK. This is not the first time that I received a gift from a fellow blogger.

There were 3 other occasions. The first was from Shannon of Just as Delish, the second from Yen of Eat Your Heart Out and third from Lok of Realgunners. Those were giveaways that depended on chance and I guess I got lucky :) But SK's is all about spamming power :D

We all love gifts don't we? So of course I was delighted when this CD with a Butterscotch Pecan Tart cover came together with a Chinese New Year Card. Very nice! 

Best of all, I got to choose 10 songs that I like. In addition to that, I got 4 bonus tracks selected for me. Just in case you are curious, this is my track listing. As you can see, it is quite a mixed bag of choices. I like songs with a certain sound but I just can't describe what that is hah..hah... 

PERSONALIZED MUSIC CD TRACK LIST

Compilation Title Total Running Time

Phong Hong 60:28

LEGEND: ■ Songs you requested   ■ Bonus songs picked for you based on your list
■	01.	Radioactive  3:06 Imagine Dragons
■	02.	Wide Awake  4:30 Katy Perry
■	03.	One More Night  3:40 Maroon 5
■	04.	Warmer Side of Cool  4:42 Wang Chung
■	05.	Centuries  3:48 Fall Out Boy
■	06.	House of 1000 Pleasures  5:10 EZO
■	07.	Brother  3:54 Dark New Day
■	08.	Somewhere I Belong  3:34 Linkin Park
■	09.	Going Under  3:34 Evanescence
■	10.	Mr Pessimist  6:17 Tears for Fears
■	11.	Elemental  5:30 Tears for Fears
■	12.	Cold  5:01 Tears for Fears
■	13.	Break It Down Again  4:31 Tears for Fears
■	14.	Everybody Wants To Rule The World  3:10 Tears for Fears

For me this is one super awesome compilation which I enjoy listening to almost everyday. Yeah!

OK, back to cake. As I have mentioned before, I used to dislike the smell of lemony biscuits or cakes. But all that has changed since I started baking. And what can I say? I love this cake a lot. It is seriously good and I love the added crunch from the chia seeds. But I felt that there was not enough chia seeds so I guess I will add more in my next bake.

So I leave you now with the recipe while I go listen to my awesome CD! 

Lemon Chia Seed Cake
Recipe source : Adapted from Aunty Young

Ingredients :
- 130g caster sugar
- 120g butter
- 3 eggs
- 180g milk
-  2 tsp vanilla extract
- 250g self-raising flour
- 2 tbsp chia seeds (I would add 3 tbsp next time)
- lemon zest from 1 lemon

Lemon glaze :
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp sugar

Method :
For the cake :
1. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Add milk and vanilla extract.
4. Fold in flour, lemon zest and chia seeds.
5. Pour batter into a lined loaf pan (I used 2 smaller loaf pans) and bake at 160C for 50 minutes or until skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Poke holes in the cake and brush with lemon glaze.
7. After about 10 minutes, unmould the cake.
8. While still warm, brush the cake with remaining lemon glaze.

Note : This cakes tastes better the next day!

For the lemon glaze :
- Mix the lemon juice and sugar and stir until sugar dissolves.