A neighbour was ill with no appetite. This recipe can be used for a dessert or a cake. It helped her to become interested in food again.That was 20 years ago and it is still popular with the family.
Ingredients
| 225 g | Softened butter |
| ½ cup | Icing sugar |
| 1 ¼ cups | Standard flour, sifted |
| 2 | Lemons, zest and juice (Main) |
| 1 ½ cups | Sugar |
| 4 small | Eggs |
| ¼ cup | Standard flour |
| 1 tsp | Baking powder |
| ¼ cup | Lemon juice |
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 170C. Line sponge roll tin with baking paper.
- Cream together butter and icing sugar. Then add flour.
- Press into greased lined sponge roll tin. Line sides as well.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Topping - Beat eggs and sugar together until creamy and thick.
- Mix in zest, add sifted flour baking powder, and juice.
- Stir until smooth.
- Pour mixture over partl cooked base at 170C for further 30 minutes.
- Cut into 24 pieces (less for bigger serves).
- Serve with a spoonful of lemon yoghurt.
- Makes a good party dessert that can be prepared well before the meal.
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