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Ingredients

6oz Flour 6oz Castor Sugar 4oz Margarine 2 Extra Large eggs 1 Tea Spoon Baking Powder 4 Table Spoons Milk 1 Lemon

Juice of 1 Lemon 4oz Castor sugar

Method

Grate the lemon, but only the yellow bit avoid getting white bits in as its bitter Put the Flour, Sugar, Margarine and lemon zest in a bowl. Beat the 2 eggs and add to the bowl of ingredients Add 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder and 4 tablespoons of milk and Mix pref with an electric whisk, keep mixing till smooth.

Line and Greace a 9inch Tin with removable bottom and place the mixture in it. smooth the top over.

Place in a pre heated oven at about 190 Degrees C for 35 mins or until its golden brown and springy to touch.

Whilst the cake is in the oven squeeze the juice from the grated Lemon and mix with 4oz castor sugar to make a runny paste.

Remove the cake from the oven when cooked and straight away pour the mixture over the top whislt the cake is still hot and still in the tin. Let the cake cool slightly before removing from the tin. Let it cool on a wire rack for about an hour.

Comments

This cake is best made a full 24 hours before its eaten. Its fine to make right when you need it. But it tastes much better when its been resting for 24hours.