Sarah's Lemon Cake

A quick food processor cake that's great for dessert.

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1  lemon
• 200  g caster sugar
• 250  g self raising flour
• 1  pinch salt
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 250  g  softened unsalted butter
• 4  large eggs

• SYRUP

• 150  g caster sugar
• 1  lemon, juice of

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 160c.
2. Line an 18cm round cake tin with baking paper.
3. Zest and juice the first lemon.
4. pulverise zest with sugar in a food processor.
5. Sift flour with salt and baking powder and add with butter and eggs to food processor.
6. Process'til smooth.
7. Pour mixture into prepared tin, then smooth top and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
8. To make the syrup, mix the sugar and lemon juice.
9. Turn the hot cake out onto a serving dish and spoon the syrup over.
10. Leave to cool and serve with thick cream.