Fresh Lemon Cake

10 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 oz (100g) soft margarine
  • 1 level teaspoon baking powder
  • 6 oz (175g) self-raising or cake flour
  • 6 oz (175g) caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tablespoons (60ml) milk
  • Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
  • Icing:
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 oz (100g) caster sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat the oven to 350 degF, 180 deg C, gas mark 4
  2. 2
    Grease and line 8 inch (20cm) round cake tin with greased greaseproof paper.
  3. 3
    Put margarine, flour, sugar, eggs, milk and lemon rind together in bowl and beat well for 2 minutes.
  4. 4
    Turn into the cake tin and bake for 50-60 minutes.
  5. 5
    While the cake is baking, stir the sugar into the lemon juice until blended.
  6. 6
    When the cake comes out of the oven, pour over the cake while it is still hot.
  7. 7
    Leave in the tin until quite cold.

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