Lemon cake #FestiveContestNaivasha #AuthorMarathon

Name: Lemon cake #FestiveContestNaivasha #AuthorMarathon
Total time: 2400 s
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 350 g flour self raising; 200 g sugar; 200 g margarine; I lemon rind; Juice of 1 lemon; 5 eggs; 1 tsp lemon essence

Kezzy Gachihi #KezzyBaker @KezzyBaker

Kerugoya Town

I have always baked this cake with a bit of milk. This recipe omits milk so it keeps a little longer. Double the recipe to have more cake for the festivities.

Kezzy Gachihi #KezzyBaker @KezzyBaker

Kerugoya Town

I have always baked this cake with a bit of milk. This recipe omits milk so it keeps a little longer. Double the recipe to have more cake for the festivities.

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Ingredients

35-40 mins

350 gflour self raising
200 gsugar
200 gmargarine
I lemon rind
Juice of 1 lemon
5eggs
1 tsplemon essence

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Steps

35-40 mins

1

Measure/ weigh all your ingredients. Sift the flour and set aside.
2

Prepare baking tin by greasing and dusting lightly with flour.
3

Preheat oven to 180°c
4

In a mixer bowl, cream sugar and Margarine until late and fluffy. About 5 minutes
5

Add in the eggs 1 at a time and beat till well Incorporated. This helps add more air to the batter.
6

Add the lemon rind, juice and essence. Beat for 20 seconds.
7

Using a spatula, fold in the sifted flour in bits until incorporated.
8

Pour into the prepared tin and put in the pre heated oven for 35 to 40 mins.
9

Check by inserting a skewer and if it comes out clean it's done, if not, bake for around 10 more minutes.
10

If it's done, remove and let it cool in the tin for about 10 mins.
11

Remove from tin onto a rack and let it cool completely.
12

Decorate or eat as is with a cup of something hot.
13

Try this and take a snap, show us how it comes out.