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Lemon Cake Recipe: A Sweet and Tangy Dessert to Enjoy Anytime

Written by IWK Bureau | Aug 19, 2011 12:53:18 PM

INGREDIENTS

226g-Butter
200g-Caster sugar
4- Eggs
1tsp- Vanilla essence
Zest of one large lemon
260- Flour
2tsp- Baking powder
ΒΌ tsp- Salt
60ml- Lemon juice

METHOD

Preheat oven to 180C.
Take 23cm round cake pan. Grease the pan with little butter and dust it with the flour.
Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy and pale in colour. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and lemon zest.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt then add to the butter mixture with the lemon juice, and mix all them together.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes

LEMON FROSTING
1- Cup powder sugar
2tbsp- lemon juice
In a bowl mix Lemon juice and sugar. Pour it on top of the cake (cake should be at room temperature).

Tip: Do not use low-fat butter as it has more water content and will give a poor result.