- 200g Phase Block
- 200g Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar
- 4 Everyday Favourites Medium Fresh Eggs
- 200g Everyday Favourites Self Raising Flour
- 1 lemon (unwaxed)
Warm Lemon Sponge
Warm Lemon Sponge
Celebrate the return of the Great British Bake Off with this Warm lemon Sponge recipe.
Ingredients
Method
1) Grease a cake tin.
2) Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale in colour, light in texture and fluffy.
3) Beat in the eggs gradually.
4) Fold in the flour.
5) Add the lemon juice and rind of 1 lemon.
6) Transfer into cake tin and smooth the top over.
7) Bake on gas mark 4/180°C for 25-30 minutes until well-rise and golden in colour.
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