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Lemon cake
author: Alessandra
1 hour
6 servings
  • 350 g ( 12 oz) white flour
  • 250 g (9 oz) caster sugar
  • 200 g (7 oz) veggie margarine
  • 5 small lemons, juiced
  • 16 g (1/2 oz) baking powder
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For the cream:
  • 185 g (7 oz) cane sugar
  • 40 g (2 oz) white flour
  • 45 g (2 oz) veggie margarine, melted
  • 250 ml (1/2 pint) soy milk
 
To garnish:
  • 250 g (9 oz) icing sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoons water
 

Mix the veggie margarine and the caster sugar in a bowl. Add the lemon juice, the flour and the baking powder. Pour the mixture into a cake mould (previously greased and floured).
Bake at 180°C (350° F/Gas Mark 4) for about 40 minutes.

For the cream:
Mix the cane sugar and the white flour in a bowl. Add the soy milk and, then, the margarine. Let it cook over a low heat, stirring continuously, until it starts to boil and to thicken.

To garnish:
In a bowl add 3 tablespoons of water to the icing sugar . Mix until a smooth, thick cream.

Take the cake out of the oven, slightly moisten with the remaining lemon juice and cover with the icing sugar.

Serve with the cream.