Come and treat yourself with this delicious soft lemon cake, it’s an easy recipe that always pleases. It is very light and will delight lemon lovers.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 130g sugar
• 80g butter or margarine
• 120g flour
• 1 packet of baking powder
• Juice and zest of two unwaxed lemons

Preparation

1. Separate the whites from the egg yolks, then In a bowl, beat the yolks with the sugar and the lemon until the mixture whitens.
2. Add the melted butter, flour and baking powder.
3. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt and gently fold them into the mixture.
   
4. Divide the batter into a buttered and floured 20cm diameter mold or lined with parchment paper.
5. Bake for about 20 minutes in the oven preheated to 180° (th.6).
6. Leave the cake to cool and dust it with icing sugar or cover it with an icing of icing sugar and a little lemon juice.