Lemon syrup loaf
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Makes Slices
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For the cake:
- 125g/4oz unsalted butter
- 175g/6oz caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- zest of 1 lemon
- 175g/6oz self-raising flour
- pinch of salt
- 4 tbsp milk
For the syrup:
- Juice of 1 1/2 lemons (4 tbsp)
- 100g icing sugar
Method
step 1
Preheat the oven to 180 c . Butter a tin and line with greaseproof paper.step 2
Cream together butter,sugar,eggs and lemon zest. Beat well. Add flour and salt then gently fold together.step 3
Pour into loaf tin, bake for 45 mins or until golden.step 4
For the syrup: put the lemon juice and icing sugar into a small saucepan and heat gently so sugar dissolves.step 5
When the loaf is cooked, puncture with a skewer about 20 times and pour syrup, over loaf. Leave to soak then cut into slices and eat!
