in Great Britain

Old-fashioned English lemon cake

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 175 g flour
  • 175 g butter
  • 175 g sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 lemon(s), organic, grated peel
  • 125 g sugar, for the syrup
  • 1 ½ lemon(s), organic, juice and grated peel

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

with delicious lemon syrup crust, for a 20 cm springform pan

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, then add the eggs and lemon zest one at a time. Then stir in the baking powder and flour. Pour the batter into a 20 cm springform pan and bake for about 35 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the lemon juice and lemon zest with the sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Remove the cake from the oven and immediately brush with the lemon syrup while it’s still warm. Allow to cool completely in the pan.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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