Lemon Loaf cake
Lemon cake
Ingredients
11/4 cups caster sugar
250g butter, softened
4 eggs, xl
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups self-raising flour
1/2 cup milk
Pinch of salt
For the glaze
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
juice of 1 lemon
Method
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Line a loaf tin with baking paper. In a large bowl, with an electric beater, beat the sugar and butter until smooth and pale.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, add the vanilla extract.
Sift in the floor and fold into the mixture. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf tine and bake for 45 -50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Remove the loaf from the oven and allow to cool.
For the glaze: in a small bowl whisk together the icing sugar and lemon juice, drizzle over the cake.
Slice and serve.