Name: Sour Cream Lemon Syrup Cake recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 250 g butter; 1 tbs lemon rind grated; 1 1/4 cups caster sugar; 3 eggs; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup sugar

by jaykkay Last updated on 07/09/2019

Lovely on its own, or can be served with whipped cream for dessert. - jaykkay

Ingredients

250 g butter
1 tbs lemon rind grated
1 1/4 cups caster sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup plain flour

Lemon syrup

1/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar

Method

Step 1

Cream butter, lemon rind and sugar until light and fluffy, beat in eggs one at a time.
Step 2

Stir in sour cream, then sifted flours and mix until smooth. Pour into a greased 20 cm ring or baba tin.
Step 3

Bake at 180C for 50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
Step 4

Cool in tin for 5 minutes, turn onto wire rack with tray underneath.
Step 5

Lemon syrup: Combine lemon juice and sugar in pan, stir over heat until sugar has dissolved.
Step 6

Bring to the boil. Pour hot syrup evenly over hot cake.