DUTCH LEMON CAKE

Please try this lemon cake recipe , it is seriously the best . I also love the combination of the flours used . Preheat your oven to 160 deg C . Cream together 250gm of butter / marg with 375 gm of castor sugar ( 1 and 1/2 cups ),add 4 beaten room temp gggs( 1 at a time ), add the finely grated rind of 1 lemon . Now add 1 cup of SR flour mixed with 1 cup of cornflour . Using your electric beater , beat for 8 minutes . Prepare a 20 cm cake pan well greased with cooking oil spray and a fine sprinkle of polenta.( I used a loaf pan ). Bake for 1 and 1/4 hours in the well preheated oven , at which time you will check with a skewer for doneness . Prepare the lemon syrup , place the juice of 2 lemons in a small saucepan with 1 cup of castor sugar, stir over a low heat until the sugar is dissolved . Prick the cake with a skewer as soon as your turn it out onto a wire rack and pour the lemon mixture over top . Place the cake on a serving plate and cover with foil and tea towels overnight . Enjoy , it's delicious .