Lemon Cake with Lemon Syrup
- tasty, tangy and homemade Ingredients: 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of lemon juice 100g softened, unsalted butter 1 cup of caster sugar 2 eggs 1½ cups of sifted self-raising flour ½ cup of milk 1 tablespoon of finely grated lemon rind. Preheat an oven to 180C. Prepare a lined loaf tin (30cm x 10cm) with non-stick baking paper . Syrup: Place 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of lemon juice in a bowl. Dissolve the sugar. Set aside – you will use this later. (If you think the syrup may be too strong, you could halve he quantity – This gives a lighter flavour.) Cake: In a bowl, place 100g softened, unsalted butter and 1 cup of caster sugar . Beat, with an electric mixer, until pale and creamy. Add 2 eggs . Here, you need to add 1 egg at a time and beat well after each egg. A lovely creamy batter is developing. Next, add 1½ cups of sifted self-raising flour , ½ cup of milk and 1 tablespoon of finely grated lemon rind . Beat well ag
