Food is an essential part of our lives; not only is it necessary for our survival but it relates to so many memories or important moments in our lives.\u00a0 Think of any special day and the food that formed part of that day for you.<\/p>\n
For me, cakes and puddings form part of my key memories.\u00a0 Birthdays celebrated with novelty cakes made by sister, rich Christmas cake made by mother and the ultimate cake of all: my wedding cake.\u00a0 Traditionally, wedding cakes in the UK are made from fruit cake, covered in marzipan and icing but as my husband doesn\u2019t like fruit cake, the top layer was a sponge cake made especially for him.\u00a0 After 20 years of marriage he is still reminding me that he never tried it as it was all eaten before it arrived to him!<\/p>\n
I have a sweet tooth<\/strong> and so it\u2019s for this reason that cakes and puddings always stand out for me.\u00a0 My mother in law is a fantastic baker<\/strong> and so many of the cakes of my husband\u2019s childhood are now part of our lives.\u00a0 The first cake that she made for me was Lemon Cake and so it is this recipe that is being shared.\u00a0 We have made this cake so many times, especially for school events where there are a number of parents who wait for the cake to arrive and would love to have the recipe.<\/p>\n Lemon Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n 175g self-raising flour<\/p>\n 115g butter<\/p>\n 115g sugar<\/p>\n 2 eggs<\/p>\n 4 tablespoons of milk (about 60ml)<\/p>\n 1 lemon \u2013 juice and rind<\/p>\n 3 tablespoons icing sugar<\/strong> (about 85g)<\/p>\n Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n Sweet tooth:<\/strong> to describe someone who likes sweet or sugary foods<\/p>\n Baker:<\/strong> a person who makes breads or cakes<\/p>\n Icing sugar: <\/strong>az\u00facar glas<\/p>\n To line: <\/strong>this is the action of placing baking parchment or baking paper in the cake tin to stop the cake from sticking.\u00a0 You normally need to help the paper to stick to the tin by using a little butter to on the sides of the tin first<\/p>\n Loaf tin: <\/strong>a type of mould that you use to make a loaf of bread (pan de molde). The 2lb refers to the weight that the tin would make, this weight measurement is the old system and not the metric system used in Spain. \u00a02lb is roughly equivalent to 1 kg.<\/p>\n\n
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