Lemon Cake

Ingredients

• Maida :  1.5 cup
• Butter : 1 stick
• Egg : 2 Nos
• Sugar : 1 cup
• Vanilla Essence : 1/2 tsp
• Lemon Juice : 3 tblsp
• Lemon Zest : 1 tblsp
• Milk : 3-4 tblsp
• Baking Soda : 1 tsp
• Baking Powder : 1.5 tsp
• Salt : a pinch

Method

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C, In a bowl mix the butter and sugar well till its smooth and creamy
• Add eggs one at a time while continuously mixing the mixture.
• Add vanilla extract, lemon juice and lemon zest and mix it well.
• Sift maida, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a seprate bowl.
• Mix all the ingredients together and add milk and mix it until it forms a smooth batter. Lightly grease the baking dish with butter and dust with some dry flour.
• Pour the cake batter into the pan.
• Pat the pan so that the batter smoothes out.
• Bake for about 30 minutes.
• Cool the cake before removing it from the pan.
• Serve hot.