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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cream the margarine & sugar until it's light & creamy. Beat in the eggs & lemon zest. Slowly add the sifted flour & baking powder & mix well but gently. Add the water & mix. | 2. Pour into a lined & greased baking tin. I use either a tall 5" round tin or a shallow 12" round tin (if having a plain- unfilled but iced cake) - both work very well & I've also seen others using square pans & bundt tins -- Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 40-45 minutes; test to see if it is done - it may need a few extra minutes. If cooked, turn off oven & allow cake to rest in it for around 3 minutes. | 3. Filling: | 4. Beat the margarine / butter until creamy. Slowly add enough icing sugar to reach a consistency you like. Tint yellow if desired. When the cake has cooled completely, use a bread knife to cut the cake into 3 layers. Divide the filling in half & spread onto bottom & middle layers using a pallet knife or similar. | 5. Icing. | 6. After filling the cake, put the top layer back in place. Trim off any edges or bumps etc. Mix the sifted icing sugar with the lemon juice & enough water to get a very thick but spoonable consistency. Tint with colouring if desired & carefully spoon over the top of the cake. The icing will slowly begin to drip down the sides of the cake - take a pallet knife & carefully run it around the sides of the cake to ensure & even covering. | 7. When the icing is almost set, run a clean damp finger or knife handle around the rim of the plate (if serving on it) & top with chocolate mini eggs or other decorations of your choice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
margarine	8	ounces		1216.548	1.5228	1.5228	136.20600000000002
sugar	6	ounces		678.6869	169.7568	0.0	0.0
self raising flour	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
lemon zest	2		grated	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
water	3	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
egg	4		beaten	286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
yellow food coloring				201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
icing sugar	2	cups		-	-	-	-
margarine	3/4	cup		1216.548	1.5228	1.5228	136.20600000000002
orange flower water	1	tablespoon		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
yellow food coloring				201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
icing sugar	2 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
lemon	2			2.5617	0.8233	0.0972	0.0265
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
yellow food coloring				201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
chocolate egg	16			201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.