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Lemon custard cake

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Yields1 Serving
 250g butter/marg
 250g sugar
 250g s/r flour
 4 eggs
 2tbsp milk
 Zest of 2 lemons
 Juice of 2 lemons
 Filling
 Good spoonful of lemon curd
 Packet of custard powder
1

heat oven to 180 . beat butter/marg till soft

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add eggs, sugar, flour, milk and zest and mix till it comes together

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divide between 2 sandwich tins and cook for 25-30 mins

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meanwhile make the custard by adding half a pint of boiling water and mixing (thicker custard less water) then add lemon curd and mix well

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leave to cool along side cakes when they out if oven

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when cool as as much custard you want to one of the cakes then place other on top.

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for the glaze I just mixed icing sugar and lemon juice to a thick pouring consistency and drizzled on top.

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Ingredients

 250g butter/marg
 250g sugar
 250g s/r flour
 4 eggs
 2tbsp milk
 Zest of 2 lemons
 Juice of 2 lemons
 Filling
 Good spoonful of lemon curd
 Packet of custard powder

Directions

1

heat oven to 180 . beat butter/marg till soft

2
3
4
5

add eggs, sugar, flour, milk and zest and mix till it comes together

6
7
8
9

divide between 2 sandwich tins and cook for 25-30 mins

10
11
12
13

meanwhile make the custard by adding half a pint of boiling water and mixing (thicker custard less water) then add lemon curd and mix well

14
15
16
17

leave to cool along side cakes when they out if oven

18
19
20
21

when cool as as much custard you want to one of the cakes then place other on top.

22
23
24
25

for the glaze I just mixed icing sugar and lemon juice to a thick pouring consistency and drizzled on top.

Lemon custard cake