Lemon Slices 🍋

The recipe behind my school bake sale meltdown! If you aren’t too keen on baking, this all in one recipe makes things very simple and should leave you with fairly impressive results - breakdown completely optional!! x  Time: 50 mins Makes: 12 squares 225g caster sugar 250g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder Pinch of sea salt 4 large free-range eggs 225g unsalted butter, at room temperature 3 tbsp of milk 1 tsp vanilla bean paste Zest of 3 lemons For the lemon drizzle icing: 200g icing sugar 2 tbsp milk Finely grated zest and juice of a lemon 1. Pre-heat the oven to 160°C/fan 140c. Grease and line a 20cm square baking tin with parchment paper. 2. Place all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and make a well with the back of a spoon. Add the eggs, butter, milk, vanilla bean paste and zest and beat with a hand mixer until well combined for about two minutes. 3. Pour the mixture into the lined tin, place in the oven on the middle rack and cook for 35-40 minutes until golden brown on top and risen. Turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely before icing. 4. Whisk together the icing sugar, milk and lemon zest with enough of the juice to make a thick drizzle and spread over the top of the cooled lemon cake. Allow to set then slice into rectangular pieces.