Name: Easy lemon cake with lemon icing recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 200g unsalted butter, softened; 3 eggs; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1/3 cup lemon juice; 1 tbsp lemon zest; 1/3 cup milk; 2 1/4 cups self-raising flour; 80g unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups icing sugar; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 08/05/2021

Whip up this easy lemon cake with lemon icing next time you need something for morning or afternoon tea. - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

200g unsalted butter, softened
3 eggs
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
1/3 cup milk
2 1/4 cups self-raising flour

For icing

80g unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 14cm x 24cm loaf tin.
Step 2

Place all cake ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat for 2 minutes until smooth. Alternatively, you can use hand-held beaters. Pour into prepared tin. Smooth the top. Bake for 35 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool.
Step 3

To make icing, combine butter and icing sugar until smooth. Add lemon juice and zest and beat to combine. Spread over cooled cake. Slice and serve.