Cook Time: 20 Minutes
What you need
- 350g / 12oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
- 100g / 4oz Odlums Oat Bran
- 100g / 4oz Sunflower Margarine
- 8 tablespoons Rowse Honey
- Rind and Juice of 3 Lemons
- 2 heaped teaspoons Odlums Baking Powder
- 2 level teaspoons Nutmeg
- 300m / 1/2 pint Milk
- 4 Eggs (beaten)
- 2 tablespoon Sesame Seeds

Recipe Steps
- Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Line a 20cm/8″ square tin with baking parchment or greaseproof paper that is lightly greased.
- Gently heat the margarine and 7 tablespoons of the Rowse honey until melted.
- Remove from the heat, reserve 1 tablespoon of the juice and add the rest with the lemon rind to the saucepan.
- Add the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and oat bran to the melted mixture, finally add the milk and eggs. Mix all the Ingredients well together.
- Transfer to the prepared tin. Spread evenly and sprinkle over the sesame seeds.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown and firm to the touch.
- Mix together the reserved honey and lemon juice and drizzle over the cake while warm. Cool in the tin, then cut into fingers to serve.
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