Lemon Pound Cake

Ingredients for Cake

• 3 Eggs

• 1/2 Cup Soft Butter (Unsalted)

• 1 Cup Caster Sugar

• 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour

• 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder

• 1/4 Tsp Baking Soda

• 1/4 Tsp Salt

• 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice

• Zest of 1 Big Lemon

• 1/3 Cup Butter Milk

Method

Preheat Oven to 180C (356F). Line a 8 x 3 inch Loaf tin with Butter Paper/Parchment paper/Spray.

Rub Lemon Zest into Caster Sugar till fragrant. 

Beat Butter and Sugar till very fluffy & Pale (about 4 Mins.).

Add Egg one at a time, beating well between each addition. 

Add Lemon juice and just mix.

Fold in sifted Flour, salt and Baking Powder alternatively with Butter Milk.

Pour into prepared tin.

Bake for about 40 mins or until the skewer/cake tester comes out clean.

Let is stay in pan for 10-15 minutes.

Cool on wire rack. 

Mix all ingredients of Icing and pour on room temperature cake.

let it set.

Serve!!!

Ingredients for Lemon Icing

• 1 Cup Sifted Icing Sugar

• 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice

• 1-2 Tbsp Milk