Lemon Cake

Name: Lemon Cake
Ingredients: 125 g butter; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 12 cups self raising flour; 12 cup milk (can substitute milk for water); 1 lemon, juice of; 12 cup sugar

7 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

125 g butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 12 cups self raising flour
12 cup milk (can substitute milk for water)
1 lemon, juice of
12 cup sugar

Directions

1

Cream together the butter and sugar.
2

Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3

Stir in flour and milk alternately.
4

Pour cake batter into a prepared standard size cake tin.
5

Bake for approximately 45 minutes at 180C.
6

Take the cake out of the oven and pour the warm lemon syrup over the cake while it is still hot.
7

Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack.
8

Small amount of granulated sugar can be sprinkled over the cake for decoration and crunch.
9

Note: Lemon syrup is made from the juice of one lemon and 1/2 cup sugar, which has been heated on the cook top until the sugar has only just dissolved.