Monica’s Lemon Cake

Serves: 4-6
Preparation time: 15 minutes or less
Very yummy lemon cake. Not too lemony for those who don’t like sour tastes.

Ingredients:

125 grams butter or 4.5 oz
185 grams sugar or slightly over 3/4 of a cup
185 grams self-raising flour or approximately 1.5 cups
4 tablespoons milk
2 large eggs
2 lemons, rind grated

Syrup

6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 rounded tablespoons confectioners or powdered sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 320 degrees Fahrenheit
Grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
Cream butter and sugar and beat in eggs.
Add flour, lemon rind and milk and mix well.
Pour into tin and smooth top.
Bake for 30-40 minutes.

Syrup:

Mix lemon juice and sugar.
After removing cake from oven, prick the top with a metal skewer.
Pour over the lemon juice while cake is still hot.
Leave until cold before removing from tin.