for 8 pieces

Sponge mixture

200 g	butter, soft
200 g	sugar
1 pinch	salt
4	egg
2	organic lemon, use grated zest and 2 tbsp of juice
250 g	white flour
1 tsp	baking powder

Icing

4 tbsp	lemon juice
300 g	icing sugar

How it's done

Sponge mixture

Place the butter in a bowl. Whisk in the sugar and salt. Add the eggs one at a time and continue to whisk until the mixture becomes lighter in colour. Stir in the lemon zest and juice. Mix the flour and baking powder, mix into the sponge mixture, transfer to the prepared tin.

To bake

Approx. 40 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 180°C. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, remove from the tin and leave to cool completely on a rack.

Icing

Whisk together the lemon juice and icing sugar. Spread the icing over the cake, leave to dry.

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