Lemon cake #baking contest

Name: Lemon cake #baking contest
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour; 1 and 1/4 cup sugar; I cup margarine / butter; 2 tablespoons lemon zest; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 3 eggs; 2 teaspoons baking powder; Drop lime green food colour (optional); 1/4 cup water (only if batter is too thick); 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder (optional); 2 tablespoon spoons vanilla essence

Mercy Minyoso @cook_13610947

Tena Estate

The aroma and taste were irresistible...

Mercy Minyoso @cook_13610947

Tena Estate

The aroma and taste were irresistible...

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Ingredients

6 servings

3 cupsall purpose flour
1and 1/4 cup sugar
I cup margarine / butter
2 tablespoonslemon zest
1/4 cupfresh lemon juice
3eggs
2 teaspoonsbaking powder
Droplime green food colour (optional)
1/4 cupwater (only if batter is too thick)
1/2 teaspoonginger powder (optional)
2 tablespoonspoons vanilla essence

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 175 degrees
2

Grease your baking pan
3

Whisk butter/ margarine, sugar and lemon zest together... Cream well it it changes colour
4

Add eggs one at a time as you whisk
5

Add lemon juice and vanilla essence and mix well
6

In a separate bowl sieve the dry ingredients: Flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of ginger (optional)
7

Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients prepared
8

Mix the water and food colour to ensure well dissolved (if using powder) and add to the batter till right consistency is achieved.
9

Transfer to greased baking tin and bake for 40- 50 mins at 180 degrees till a toothpick inserted comes out dry.
10

Once ready, sprinkle some fresh lemon juice mixed with glucose syrup... Let it settle... Cover with cling film to avoid loss of moisture... Set aside on wire rack to cool well.
11

Serve with beverage of choice