Really Lemon Tasting Cake Recipe
I’ve been on a diet for quite some time and at this stage have lost just on 15kg [ 33lb] and am feeling quite pleased with myself.
My diet is a rather special one involving lots of fruit, vegetables and salads but not too much by way of dairy, meat and carbohydrate.
Unfortunately I’ve also got into a very bad habit, during the course of this diet, of going without food or the entire day.
This tends to run counter to the principal behind this particular dieting methodology
I’d actually better get my act together and start dieting properly as I’ve now started light weight training again [many years ago I used to have a daily gym session including cardiovascular and weight training]
I’ve only got another 5kg [11lbs] to go before reaching my first goal which is when I decide whether I need to lose more weight
My wife says I won’t have to and that I’ll start looking gaunt if I do. I’m not so sure
As you may imagine I’m craving a really nice cake, but I’ll just have to soldier on without one
For the rest of you lucky mortals who don’t have weight problems, or choose to disregard them, here’s a great lemon flavored cake which is soaked with a lemon syrup
Lemon Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 112g [4oz] soft margarine
- 170g [6oz] caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 170g [6oz] self-raising flour
- zest from 1 lemon
- 4 tbsp full cream milk
- 4 tbsp [60ml] icing sugar
- 3 tbsp [45ml] fresh lemon juice
To make the lemon cake
Preheat oven to 180oC [350oF
Grease a 1kg [2lb] loaf tin and line the bottom with parchment paper
Place the softened margarine and the caster sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together until light and fluffy
Lightly beat the eggs and add to the creamed margarine
Sift the flour into the mixture and add the lemon zest and milk
Mix well until you have a soft dropping consistency
Scrape into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top with a spatula
Bake for +/-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
To make the syrup sift the icing sugar into a bowl and add the lemon juice, mixing well
Remove the cake from the oven and immediately pour over the syrup
Allow the lemon cake to cool down completely before removing from the tin
While the recipe is very easy to make this cake is absolutely delicious, my mouth was watering while typing the recipe
Enjoy your cake!
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THANKS!… Africhef
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