Lemon Syrup Cake

Ingredients

100g margarine
175g sugar
2 eggs
Grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tbsps lemon juice
100 mls water
200g sr flour

Syrup

60g sugar
Juice of 1 lemon - about 3 tbsps

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 and grease a round cake tin.
Cream together the margarine and sugar. Beat in the eggs and lemon zest.
Mix in the flour, water and lemon juice alternately, until smooth.
Transfer into the tin and sprinkle the crushed sugar cubes over the top.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile heat together the sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan until dissolved, then simmer for 3 minutes. When the cake is ready, pour the syrup over.