Lemon Cake
Over a year ago
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Ingredients
- 110 g soft butter
- 175 g caster sugar
- 175 g self raising flour
- 4 tbsp milk
- 1 Grated Lemon Zest
- 2 large eggs
- pinch of salt
- 4 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 75 g icing sugar
- Icing Sugar to dust
Accompaniment
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Description
"The lemon makes this cake so gorgeous.."
Method
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1. Butter a 900 g loaf tin, then line with greaseproof paper and butter again.
Preheat oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.
2. Place all the cake ingredients in a bowl or mixer and beat for 3 minutes, until well blended.
3. Pour into the cake tin, smooth top and bake for 45 minutes.Remove and cool in the tin on a cooling rack.
4. Gently warm the lemon juice and icing sugar in a pan until sugar dissolves.
5. Prick cake all over with a fork and pour the warmed lemon syrup over the top.Leave until cake is cold before turning out.
6. Serve sprinkled with icing sugar.
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what size tin did you use
Really moist cake and very easy to make. Will definately add it to My Favourites.
glad you enjoyed it hoped you raised loads of money for your fete (without the cake) xx
Made this cake for our local fete, it tasted amazing, some of it got to the fete, lol
This cake takes minimum effort to make, all in one bowl mixed with hand held mixer simple. Resulting in a light,moist and very yummy cake. I rate it **** 4 stars
Thanks for the comment. I am pleased it worked as well for you as it has always for me. Sandy
I used this recipe yesterday and we tried some today. So simple an inexpensive to make, tastes really light and lemony. (I used an 8" round tin.) Far superior to supermarket stodge.
Thanks D Gregory