Citrus Cake

This cake has got some real nice memories connected with it. I remember baking this cake last year on Eid day when my inlaws had visited us. My mother-in-law had helped me in doing all the egg beating and preparatory work and believe me, it was so much fun and a different experience to bake it together. It was a routine for us to sit together after dinner and have endless chats on sweet nothings with a nice cup of Tea and a dessert. My father-in-law, who generally doesn't like to eat cakes from the bakeries, liked it so much that he kept asking for more and more. He was so excited that he himself took this picture. This post is for you "Ammi and Abba". Inshallah when you visit us the next time, I shall bake it for you again :)

Ingredients

All purpose flour - 200 gms
baking powder - 2 tsp
Sugar - 200 gms
Eggs - 4
Sour cream - 150 ml
Scale of 1 citrus fruit
Citrus juice - 4 tbls
Sunfloweroil - 150 ml
For the Citrus-Sugar Syrup
Icing sugar -4 Tbls
Citrus juice - 3 Tbls

Method
1. Sift the flour and baking powder together in a large bowl and add the sugar.
2. In another bowl, beat in the eggs, sour cream, Citrus scale, Citrus juice, and oil together.
3. Add the beaten mixture into the flour mixture and work it into a soft consistency.
4. Pour it into a greased springform.
5. Bake at 180 ° C for 45 -60 min. until golden brown.
6. Meanwhile, prepare the sugar syrup by mixing the icing sugar and citrus juice together and cook it on a low heat until it thickens.
7. When the cake is done, take out from the oven and immediately brush the surface with the prepared syrup. Let it cool in the form before serving it with a cup of hot tea !

Its my pleasure to share this cake recipe for this year's Eid with Taste of Pearl City, of Umm Mymoonah,who is running a wonderful "Iftar Moments" event for Ramadhan. For more details about her event, click here.