Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 55 g butter plus extra for greasing
  • 115 g sugar
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 55 g self-raising flour
  • 285 ml milk

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.
  • Put the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl, grate in the lemon zest and cream together until pale and fluffy.
  • Separate the eggs, then add the egg yolks and flour, and beat in. Add the milk and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, and mix well.
  • Whisk the egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff, then add the rest of the mixture. Mix it all well but don't over-mix it; you don't want the air to come out of the egg whites.
  • Pour into a buttered ovenproof dish, stand the dish in a roasting tin about a third full of water, then bake in your preheated oven for about 45 minutes until the top is set and spongy and it's a nice golden colour.