Alex'S Lemon Cream Cheese Butter Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g cream cheese or 250 g ricotta cheese
250 g butter
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
250 g caster sugar
3 eggs (59 gr)
350 g self rising flour
LEMON GLAZE
1 cup icing sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice (approx)

Preparation

Beat cream cheese, butter and lemon rind together until smooth,
Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time,.
stir in flour in two batches,.
beat lightly ulntil smooth.
Spoon into well greased 20cm ring or baba tin.
Bake in moderate oven (l60C) for 30 minutes,.
reduce heat to moderatle slow (140C) and bake for a further 30 minutes.
let stand in tin 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack.
When cold top with lemon glaze.
LEMON GLAZE:
Sift icing sugar into bowl,.
beat in enough lemon juice to give a less than pouring consistency.
NOTE:
Cake will freeze well for up to 2 month.
Freeze without glaze and top with glaze several hours before serving.