Serves: 24, Calories: 283

Ingredients

Cake:

• 350g caster sugar.  1400
• 120ml veg oil, OR, 160g soft butter.  1202
• 3 large eggs.  225
• 2 lemons, zested
• 100ml sour cream (optional).  187
• 350g plain flour, sifted.  1197
• 3 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 200ml milk (room temp / microwave from cold on defrost for 40 secs).  98

Buttercream Topping: (whisked)

• 190g butter, softened.  1427
• 265g icing sugar, sifted.  1060
• 1 lemon, zested
• 2-3 tsp lemon juice

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160°C Fan/Gas Mark 4.
2. Grease and line 12x9" Pyrex roaster.
3. All ingredients must be warm room temp.
4. Cake: In large mixing bowl; Cream butter and sugar.
5. Add eggs one at a time, whisking well between additions.
6. Whisk in lemon zest and sour cream.
7. Briefly fold in ½ flour, plus baking powder, salt and ½ milk.
8. Fold in remaining flour and milk until just combined.
9. Pour into dish. Bake for 75 mins. Cover with foil from 35 mins.
10. Cool for 40 mins in dish. Remove. Cool completely.
11. Buttercream: In medium Pyrex bowl; Whisk butter and icing sugar, with a fork, until pale and creamy.
12. Whisk in lemon zest and juice until smooth and spreadable.
13. Top cake with buttercream.

Calories = 6796

• 6796 / 24 = 283
• 6796 / 20 = 349

Alternatively: Try limes or oranges;

• Lime cake: Use 2.½ zests in cake and 1.½ zests plus 1 juice in buttercream.
• Orange cake: Use 1.½ zests in cake and ½ zests plus ¼ juice in buttercream.

Tip: Makes 24 cupcakes. Bake for 16-20 mins.

Tip: Substitute sour cream for Greek yogurt, OR, Mascarpone, OR, leave out entirely. Cake will taste fine but not be as moist after 2 days.