Lemon Drizzle Cake

Name: Lemon Drizzle Cake
Ingredients: 175 g granulated sugar; 175 g butter, softened; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 175 g self raising flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 12 tablespoons lemon juice; 50 g butter; 150 g icing sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

175 g granulated sugar
175 g butter, softened
3 eggs, lightly beaten
175 g self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 12 tablespoons lemon juice
50 g butter
150 g icing sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1

Heat the oven to 190c/gas 5.grease a 8in cake tin & line the base with greaseproff paper.
2

Beat the sugar, butter & zest together until pale& fluffy.Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating the mixture well after each addition.Sift in the flour & baking powder, then gently fold into the butter mixture, along with the lemon juice.Pour the mixture into the cake tin & smooth the top.
3

Bake for 40 minutes.
4

A skewer in the centre shoudl come out clean when its ready,turn out on to a wire rack to cool.
5

To make the icing, put the ingrediants in a bowl & beat until they are combined & spreadable.When the cake is cool, ice and decorate.