Easy lemon drizzle cake

Hey guys, so this week I’m going to give you the recipe to my favourite type of cake lemon drizzle cake. It’s super easy to make and tastes amazing. All you need is……
cake:
225g softened butter
225g caster sugar
4 eggs
225g self-raising flour
zest and juice of 1 lemon
icing:
juice of 1 lemon
40g icing sugar
40g caster sugar

1. Preheat the over to 180 degrees and grease a baking tin with butter
2.Beat together butter and sugar until pale and creamy add lemon juice3. Add eggs one at a time beating slowly

4. Sift in flour and add lemon zest and mix

5, Bake for 45-50 minutes to check if its cooked insert a fork into the middle if it comes out clean the cake is made.

6. For the icing add the juice of a lemon and icing sugar and caster sugar mix together and pour on the cake once its cool.

7. enjoy!

adapted from: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4942/lemon-drizzle-cake?fbclid=IwAR1qdeAxJjWbSxrgE1wJyM09_7iglMWSLY_X8jkWsxezZnHalM2QehWmucU#recipe-method

-Claire