Cook Time: 20 - 25 Minutes
What you need
- 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- 1 level teaspoon Odlums Baking Powder
- 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine
- 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 3 tablespoons Milk
- Finely grated rind of 1 Lemon
- 25g/1oz Poppy Seeds (optional)
Icing
- 175g/6oz Icing Sugar (sieved)
- Juice of ½ Lemon
Recipe Steps
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease and line a roasting tin 1½”/4cm deep and approx 12″/30cm x 9″/23cm.
- Place flour, baking powder, butter/margarine, caster sugar, eggs, milk, lemon rind and poppy seeds (if used) into a mixing bowl and beat for about 2 minutes until mixture is smooth.
- Transfer to prepared tin and level the top with a spoon.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch.
- Remove from oven and cool on a wire tray.
- When cold, mix lemon juice and icing sugar to form a stiff icing and spread over top of traybake. When set cut into squares.
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