Ingredients

• Mix 1

• 250 gm. self raising flour (cake flour), sifted*

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• Rind on 1 large lemon

• Mix 2, in a large bowl

• 75 gm. caster sugar

• 120 gm. butter

• Other ingredients

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

• 3 tbsp. milk

• A few drops of yellow food colouring (optional)

• For the topping:

• 60 gm. caster or ground sugar

• Juice of 1 lemon, approximately 3 tbsp.

• *Sifting the flour through a sieve removes any lumps and traps some air, which make the cake lighter.

Instructions

1. For mix 1

2. Place flour, salt and lemon rind in a bowl and mix.

3. For mix 2

4. Cream sugar and butter together well in a large bowl, until light and fluffy.

5. Making cake:

6. Add 1 egg at a time to mix 2 and continue beating well, until fluffy.

7. Add and fold in mix 1, using gentle figure of 8 movements.

8. Transfer to a lined baking tray and cook on gas mark 4 or 170? C or 350? F for 1 hour, checking after 40 minutes (more efficient ovens may need less time). Cooking times vary from oven to oven.

9. Take out of the baking tray and make a few light slits on the surface of the cake using a sharp knife.

10. Mix castor sugar and juice of 1 lemon.

11. Pour it evenly on the cake and allow to seep in.

12. Cut into squares and store in a cake tin.