Lemon love

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.