EGG LESS LEMON TEA CAKE - CAKE WITH A HINT OF LEMON AND RIND.......

EGG LESS LEMON TEA CAKE - CAKE WITH A HINT OF LEMON AND RIND......GOES VERY WELL WITH HIGH TEA AND THE KIDS LOVE IT......

Ingredients :

All purpose flour - 2 Mugs
Butter / shortening - 100 Gms
Condensed milk - 400 Gms
Milk- 1 Mug
Lemon Essence - 1 Tsp
Lemon rind - 1 Tsp (finely julienned )
Baking powder - 4 Tsp

Method :

Sieve the flour and the baking powder.
Whisk the condensed milk and the butter together until it becomes light in texture.
Add the lemon essence to the milk.
Gradually add the sieved flour and baking powder to the whisked condensed milk and butter along with a little milk at a time.
Beat well either using a spoon with hand or with an electric beater
Keep repeating the process  until the flour and milk finish.
Beat up well.
Add the lemon rind.
Grease and dust the baking pan with a little flour or line it with butter paper or plain white sheet.
Pour the batter in the baking dish.
Bake in  pre heated oven at 180 degrees for half an hour.
Dip a thin skew at the center of the cake and check.
If it is done the skew shall come out dry, if its wet with batter then bake for another 10 minutes till done.
Take it out of the oven.
Let it cool a little.
Carefully take it out of the baking pan.
Let it cool completely and slice it.
Serve.