Sarah's Lemon Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lemon
• 200 g caster sugar
• 250 g self raising flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 250 g softened unsalted butter
• 4 large eggs
• 150 g caster sugar
• 1 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 160c.
• 2 line an 18cm round cake tin with baking paper.
• 3 zest and juice the first lemon.
• 4 pulverise zest with sugar in a food processor.
• 5 sift flour with salt and baking powder and add with butter and eggs to food processor.
• 6 process'til smooth.
• 7 pour mixture into prepared tin, then smooth top and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• 8 to make the syrup, mix the sugar and lemon juice.
• 9 turn the hot cake out onto a serving dish and spoon the syrup over.
• 10 leave to cool and serve with thick cream.