Lemon Frosted Lemon Cake

Ingredients:

• Unsalted butter : 1 cup
• Granulated sugar : 1 cup
• Vanilla essence : 1 Tsp
• Eggs : 4
• Zest of one large lemon
• All purpose flour : 2 cups
• Baking powder : 2 Tsp
• Salt : ¼ Tsp
• Fresh lemon juice : ¼ cup

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt twice. Beat the butter and sugar till it turns creamy and pale in colour. Then, add eggs one by one into this and beat well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add vanilla essence and lemon zest. Next, add the flour mixture and lemon juice alternatively into the egg mixture by 3 batches. Mix it till it turns creamy. Transfer the batter into a greased cake tin and bake it for 40 to 45 mins. Remove it from the oven and cool it completely.

For Frosting :

• Sifted icing sugar : 1 cup
• Fresh lemon juice : 2 to 4 Tbsp

For the frosting, mix the lemon juice with the sifted icing sugar. Pour this lemon glaze over the cooled cake and allow it to set properly.

(Note: I felt that the lemon glaze in the recipe was a bit tangy for our taste. So, add the lemon juice for the frosting according to your taste.)