This is a really nice Lemon Cake recipe that I actually use a lot..enjoy :3
Makes 1 standard loaf cake
Cake Ingredients:
250g self-raising flour
200g caster sugar
150g softened butter/ margarine
4 eggs
2tsp lemon zest
1tbsn lemon juice
Lemon Syrup:
100g sugar
75ml water
75ml lemon juice
Lemon Glaze :
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
1-2 tbsn lemon juice
Pre-heat the oven to 180°c and grease a standard loaf tin. For the cake, combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until everything is well combined and the mixture is thick and creamy.
Transfer the batter to the cake tin and smooth out the top. Bake the cake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before removing it and allowing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, make the lemon syrup by bringing the ingredients to the boil in a small saucepan. With a skewer, poke holes into the cake and carefully spoon the hot syrup over the cake, allow to cool down completely.
Make the lemon glaze by whisking the lemon juice teaspoon by teaspoon into the icing sugar. You want the glaze to be quite thick. When the cake has cooled completely, drizzle over the lemon glaze.
Makes 1 standard loaf cake
Cake Ingredients:
250g self-raising flour
200g caster sugar
150g softened butter/ margarine
4 eggs
2tsp lemon zest
1tbsn lemon juice
Lemon Syrup:
100g sugar
75ml water
75ml lemon juice
Lemon Glaze :
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
1-2 tbsn lemon juice
Pre-heat the oven to 180°c and grease a standard loaf tin. For the cake, combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until everything is well combined and the mixture is thick and creamy.
Transfer the batter to the cake tin and smooth out the top. Bake the cake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before removing it and allowing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, make the lemon syrup by bringing the ingredients to the boil in a small saucepan. With a skewer, poke holes into the cake and carefully spoon the hot syrup over the cake, allow to cool down completely.
Make the lemon glaze by whisking the lemon juice teaspoon by teaspoon into the icing sugar. You want the glaze to be quite thick. When the cake has cooled completely, drizzle over the lemon glaze.