Lemon Drizzle Cake

Takes approximately 1 hour.

Serves 6-8.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cups of sugar
• 110g (2 table spoon) of butter (spread or margarine)
• 1 cup of self-raising flour
• 1 tea spoon of baking powder
• 4 table spoons of milk
• 1 lemon

Method:

1. Beat butter with sugar.
2. Beat in 2 eggs, milk, flour and the baking powder.
3. Mix in zest of one lemon and whisk constantly for two minutes.
4. Put it into a greased tin lined with grease proof paper and bake for 40 min at gas mark 4 (140°C).
5. Meanwhile prepare the syrup topping: mix the juice from the lemon with half a cup of sugar, warm up to dissolve the sugar.
6. When the cake is ready pierce the cake with the folk and pour the hot syrup over it.