Lemon cake for afternoon tea

Thank you Hearty-Bakes for experimenting and sharing your ultimate zingiest lemon cake. When I saw your cake, I could almost smell the lemony aroma in the kitchen.

Yes, indeed this cake is very moist and tangy.



Ingredients:
Ingredients:
150g Butter (room-temperature)
140g Sugar
2 large eggs
Finely grated Lemon rind from 2 lemons (set aside 1/4 to sprinkle top)
200g Self-Raising Flour
200ml Plain Yoghurt
1tbsp Lemon Juice (*I prefer my cake with light hint of lemon. If you prefer it stronger, add a little more)

Method:
1. Grease and line bottom of 8" baking tin.
2. Preheat oven 175°C
3. Whisk butter and sugar till fluffy and pale in colour.
4. Add in lemon rind
5. Add in the beaten eggs gradually
6. Sieve in self-raising flour
7. Add in yoghurt and lemon juice, mix till combined
8. Pour batter in cake tin
9. Smoothen top and sprinkle the balance 1/4 lemon rind on top of batter
10. Baking time abt 40mins



Comments

  1. Looks very moist and delicious. I love lemon cake. This would be great for me any time.

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  2. This looks very good! I can have it with a cup of hot lemon tea :)

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  3. Thank you, Sonia, MaryMoh and Happy Homebaker.

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  4. Hello! I saw your blog at Foodista.
    Just what i'm looking for. I will try this out this weekend.
    Thanks for sharing =)

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  6. Hi Christine, thank you and look forward to seeing you more often.

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  7. This looks wonderful! What a nice treat for tea!

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