Gardening with Children

There are lots of wonderful gifts and flowers in the shops for Mother’s Day but you can’t beat a home-made present that is made with love and especially one which is as delicious as this …

Lemon Curd Cake

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 225g Caster Sugar
• 225g Self-Raising Flour
• 225g Margarine/Butter
• 1tsp Baking Powder
• Finely grated zest of one Lemon

To decorate

• Lemon Curd
• 50g Icing Sugar
• Lemon Juice to combine

What you need to do

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/Gas 4.
2. Lightly grease and line with greaseproof paper two 20cm round or square cake tins.
3. Beat the Margarine/Butter in a bowl with the Caster sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Gradually add the eggs with the sifted Self Raising Flour/Baking Powder and mix well.
5. Divide the mixture evenly between the two tins and level the tops.
6. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes until golden brown and springly to the touch.
7. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. To finish spread a layer of Lemon Curd over one of the cakes and the lemon icing on the top of the other then sandwich both together.

Delicious!

Happy Mother’s Day

Gill