Lemon Cake

Name: Lemon Cake
Ingredients: 115 g salted butter; 115 g caster sugar; 4 large eggs; 180 g ground almonds; 30 g poppy seeds; 2 lemons, juice of; 2 lemons, zest of (optional); 125 g self-raising flour; 100 g caster sugar; 90 g lemon juice; 50 g icing sugar; 1 lemon, juice of; 1 lemon, zest of (optional)

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

115 g salted butter
115 g caster sugar
4 large eggs
180 g ground almonds
30 g poppy seeds
2 lemons, juice of
2 lemons, zest of (optional)
125 g self-raising flour
100 g caster sugar
90 g lemon juice
50 g icing sugar
1 lemon, juice of
1 lemon, zest of (optional)

Directions

1

Mix sugar and butter until fluffy, then add and mix in the eggs one at the time.
2

Mix in the almonds, poppys, flour lemon juice (and zest if you are using it).
3

Fill in a greased 22cm baking tin and bake for about 40 minutes.
4

For the lemon syrup heat the sugar and lemon juice.
5

Ones the cake is done and cooled down slightly make lots of holes in it and spoon the syrup over the cake until it es all used up.
6

For the lemon icing siffted the icing sugar and then mix with the lemon juice until smooth.
7

Gently spread over the cake when it is almost cooled out.