Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 cup self-raising flour
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar
  • 120.00g butter chopped
  • 2.00 egg lightly beaten
  • 60ml lemon juice

Instruction

  • Teacake: Preheat oven to 180C.
  • Grease a deep 18cm round cake pan and line base with baking paper.
  • Sift flour into a medium bowl. Add sugar, then rub in the butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Stir in the egg to form a soft dough.
  • Press two thirds of the dough over the base of the prepared pan.
  • Lemon filling: Combine juice, sugar, egg and butter in a small saucepan.
  • Stir over low heat until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
  • Spread the hot lemon filling over base in pan to within 1cm of the edge.
  • Crumble the remaining dough over the filling.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes or until browned. Cool in pan.
  • Serve dusted with sifted icing sugar.