Lemon Drizzle Cake

One of my favourite cakes, light & refreshing but sweet enough for the sugar fix you need.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 175  g granulated sugar
• 175  g butter, softened
• 3  eggs, lightly beaten
• 175  g self raising flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 50  g butter
• 150  g icing sugar
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 190c/gas 5.grease a 8in cake tin & line the base with greaseproff paper.
2. Beat the sugar, butter & zest together until pale& fluffy.Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating the mixture well after each addition.Sift in the flour & baking powder, then gently fold into the butter mixture, along with the lemon juice.Pour the mixture into the cake tin & smooth the top.
3. Bake for 40 minutes. A skewer in the centre shoudl come out clean when its ready,turn out on to a wire rack to cool.
4. To make the icing, put the ingrediants in a bowl & beat until they are combined & spreadable.When the cake is cool, ice and decorate.