Instructions: Heat the oven to 175C/350F. Butter and flour a round baking dish, capacity about 1 1/2 liters / 6 cups.

Stir fat and sugar white and fluffy. Add the eggs, one by one, and stir vigorously between each. Scrub the lemon in hot water and grate off the peel. Squeeze out the juice and mix peel and juice into the batter.

Sift in the flour, mixed with baking powder, and stir to a smooth batter. Pour it in the baking dish. Bake on a rack in the lower part of the oven for about 45 minutes. A stick inserted in the middle of the cake should come out dry.

Allow to cool slightly in the dish before un-molding on a rack to cool completely. When serving, sift with some powdered sugar, or serve with whipped cream and fruit. Its a moist, delicious cake.

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