lemon (and coconut) cake...

this is the perfect cake to bring sunshine to a rainy Sunday afternoon...

175g self raising flour

175g caster sugar

125g butter/marg

2 eggs

65ml milk

fine shredded coconut (optional)

zest of lemon...as much as your family enjoy

3 Tbsp sugar

juice of 1 large or 2 small lemons

basically chuck everything (except the water and lemon juice) in a mixer and mix...pour into a prepared loaf tin and bake at 180 degrees for around 40-50mins (depending on your oven!). Poke holes in the still warm cake and pour over a syrup made from dissolving the sugar in the lemon juice. Leave to cool (if you can...) then devour....