Prep time
MinutesCook time
MinutesServes
Adults
Medium
Difficulty
Easy - Med - HardLemon Syrup Cake
Doubling as a dessert or delicious snack, this lemon syrup cake can be served hot or cold and is sure to be a family favourite.
Ingredients
- 125g butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups self raising flour
- ½ cup milk
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup castor sugar
Method
- Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one. Sift the flour and salt and add alternately with the milk.
- Line the bottom of a loaf tin ( approx. 23cm x 12cm), pour in the mixture and bake in a moderate oven for 40-45 minutes.
- Mix the lemon juice and castor sugar and stir well. When the cake is cooked and still hot from the oven, pour the syrup over the top. You can use a wooden skewer to make holes so that the syrup penetrates more deeply.
- Leave the cake to cool in the tin before turning out.
- Serve cold on its own or with thick cream; or warm gently and serve with cream or ice cream as a dessert.
- You can also use fresh orange juice instead of the lemon juice in the syrup.
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