Recipe#012: Marg Flynn's Lemon Loaf

This is a long-time staple in Joan's kitchen. Margaret Flynn gave this to Joan after she tasted it at a church function in the '60s. Made quickly knowing a guests will be arriving, the smell of fresh lemon loaf is always a welcoming scent for guests as well as a thick slice of cake with a cup of tea. There's never any left over.


Ingredients:

1 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup of shortening/ or margarine
2 eggs
1/3 milk
1 1/2 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
Zest from 1 lemon
1/2 chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions:

Sift together flour,salt and baking powder
Beat sugar and margarine until fluffy
Add eggs alternatively with flour mixture and beat
Pour into greased loaf pan
Bake @ 350ºF for 1 hour
While warm, mix 1/4 cup of sugar with juice of 1 lemon and pour over top of cake
Let stand 15 minutes before serving