Light Lemon Sponge Cake | Good Food

Light Lemon Sponge Cake

1 or 2 cake tins 8x8inch

NOTE: If you make one cake it won't cut in half because the sponge is too soft, therefore you must make 2 separate cakes.

NOTE: If you make one cake it won't cut in half because the sponge is too soft, therefore you must make 2 separate cakes

For EACH cake/tier ~ you will need double these ingredients

100g softened butter (1/2 fat or light)
175g self raising flour
1tsp baking powder
175g caster sugar
2 eggs (whisked)
6tbsp whole/full fat milk
1 grated lemon rind

For the Lemon Buttercream

55g butter (1/2 fat or light)
1tbsp lemon juice
2tspns grated lemon rind
250g icing sugar
To decorate (optional)
Icing sugar
Raspberries

Method

step 1
Preheat oven to 160C/fan and then Grease or line the cake tin
step 2
In a bowl add the ingredients FOR ONE TIER one by one in the order stated above, mixing as you go.
step 3
Once the mixture is smooth (airy with a few bubbles is ok) pour it into the lined cake tin.
step 4
Put the cake into the preheated oven for 15 mins, then take out and turn the tin around and put back in for another 18 mins.
step 5
To test if the cake is cooked insert a tooth pick into the dome of the cake, if it comes out clean the cake is ready.
step 6
It should be golden brown on top!
step 7
Leave the cake to cool for about ten minutes in the tin then transfer onto a cooling rack for another 10-15.
step 8
Repeat steps 1-6 for the second cake tier.
step 9
Whilst the cakes are cooling prepare the buttercream;
step 10
using a whisk, whisk the butter ,adding the icing sugar slowly, then when you've added all the icing sugar whisk in the lemon juice and rind.
step 11
When the cakes have each cooled use a pallet knife ~ or flat knife~ to spread HALF of the buttercream onto ONE cake.
step 12
Then carefully place the other cake on top (BEWARE OF ANY BUTTERCREAM SEEPING OUT THE SIDES)
step 13
Use the remaining buttercream for the top of the cake then decorate with icing sugar and raspberries(optional)