Warm Lemon and Syrup Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 Cake
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 3⁄4 cup superfine sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups self rising flour
- 1⁄2 cup ground almonds
- 1⁄4 teaspoon finely grated nutmeg
- 5 tablespoons candied lemon peel, finely chopped
- 1 grated lemon, rind of
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- poached pear, to serve
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For the syrup
- 3⁄4 cup superfine sugar
- 3 lemons, juice of
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Grease and line the bottom of a deep, round 8 inch cake pan with waxed paper.
- Place all the cake ingredients in a large bowl and beat well for 2-3 minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Turn the mixture into the prepared pan, spread level and bake for 1 hour or until golden and firm to the touch.
- Meanwhile, make the syrup. Put the sugar, lemon juice and 5 tablespoons water in a pan. Heat gently, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, then boil, without stirring, for 1-2 minutes.
- Turn out the cake onto a plate with a rim. Prick the surface of the cake all over with a fork, then pour the hot syrup over it. Let soak for about 30 minutes. Serve the cake warm with thin wedges of poached pears.
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