Rosie Dummer’s Zesty Lemon Drizzle Cake

For the cake:

• 250g butter or margarine
• 250g caster sugar
• 250g self-raising flour
• 5 eggs
• Grated rind of 3 lemons

For the lemon drizzle:

• 110g icing sugar
• Lemon juice as required

1. Prepare the oven at 170^◦C and grease or line a loaf pan.
2. Beat together the butter or margarine and the sugar.
3. One by one gently beat in the eggs and with each egg add a tablespoon of the flour.
4. Gently mix in the remaining flour and the lemon rind.
5. Fill and level in your pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a probe comes out clean.
6. Mix together the icing sugar and lemon juice until runny.
7. Whilst the cake is still a little warm, poke some holes and drizzle juice all over.
8. Allow the cake to cool, turn out and pour a final drizzle.