Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C . Grease and line the base of a cake tin.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl.
3. Beat the sugar with the butter until creamy then add the eggs, one by one. Add the milk and the lemon zest, then fold in the flour gently until you get a smooth dough.
4. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin.
5. Bake in the oven for about an hour or until cooked through.
6. Rest for five minutes then turn out onto a wire rack.
7. Strain the lemon juice. Heat it with the sugar in a saucepan until the sugar has dissolved.
8. Drizzle the syrup over the warm cake.
9. Serve when it's completely cooled.