Lemon Drizzle cake

Here is the Famous lemon drizzle cake courtesy of Emma, Mmmmmmm delicious!!!

LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE

175g/6oz butter, softened
175g/6oz caster sugar
2 eggs
175g/6oz self-raising flour
Grated rind of 1 lemon
4 tablespoon lemon juice

GLAZE
Juice of 1 lemon
2-3 tablespoons icing sugar sifted

Beat together sugar and butter till creamy soft and pale.
Beat the eggs lightly. pour into mixture and keep beating.
Sift the flour over the mix and add the lemon rind. FOld this into the mix.
Put the mixture into a greased and lined 2lb loaf tin, bake for 55-60mins.
Meanwhile mix the lemon juice into the icing sugar. When the cake is cooked, prick the cake all over, and pour this mixture over the hot cake whilst it is still in the tin. Remove from tin after 15 mins, leave to cool.

The temps are 160C/325F/gas 3