Lucy's Lemon Drizzle Cake

By LDenvir

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Ingredients

• 125 g butter (1 stick)
• 175 g (3/4 C) caster or superfine sugar
• Grated rind and juice 2 lemons
• 2 beaten eggs
• 175 g (3/4 C) self-raising flour
• A little milk
• 50 g (1/4 C) granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter, caster sugar and lemon rind until fluffy (I bung all in food processor and give a good whizz)
Gradually beat in eggs (add to processor and whizz)
Mix in flour and add about 4tbs milk (yes, whizz again in processor) - mixture should be soft enough to drop off spoon when gently shaken
Grease a 1kg/2lb loaf time (I usually line with baking parchment instead of greasing)
Bake in moderate oven gas 4/350F/180C for 45 to 50 mins until risen and golden, firm on top.
Just before cake comes out of oven, prepare lemon syrup: Heat lemon juice and granulated sugar gently until sugar has dissolved (45 secs in microwave and a good stir)
As soon as cake is out of oven, while still in tin, stab it all over top with a skewer (my kids LOVE doing this bit!)..pour over the lemon syrup.
Leave cake in tin until cold (The cake will soak up all the syrup, even if it looks very soggy at the start)