Lemon Cake

I found this zesty cake recipe while staying at a Deer Farm Bed and Breakfast outside Kempsey in New South Wales, Australia September 2001. Margaret, the owner of the deer farm said that she acquired the recipe from a local Kempsey lady by the name of Estelle who was 80 years young. Estelle had brought the recipe from England to Australia during World War II.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 125  g butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups self raising flour
• 1⁄2 cup milk (can substitute milk for water)
• 1  lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 cup sugar

Directions

1. Cream together the butter and sugar.
2. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3. Stir in flour and milk alternately.
4. Pour cake batter into a prepared standard size cake tin.
5. Bake for approximately 45 minutes at 180°C.
6. Take the cake out of the oven and pour the warm lemon syrup over the cake while it is still hot.
7. Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack.
8. Small amount of granulated sugar can be sprinkled over the cake for decoration and crunch.
9. Note: Lemon syrup is made from the juice of one lemon and 1/2 cup sugar, which has been heated on the cook top until the sugar has only just dissolved.