Ingredients

1 lb flour

1 lb of sugar

1 lb margarine

8 medium sized eggs

3 tbsp of ground nutmeg

2 tbsp of vanilla essence

2 tbsp of baking powder

1 tsp of lemon rind

for the frosting

500 grams of icing sugar

3/4 cup of margarine

3 tbsp of ground nutmeg

1 tbsp of vanilla essence

Preparation

pre heat your oven at 375-400 degrees. spray your cake pans(9-12")and then lightly flour them and set them aside. next you set the butter and sugar to blend in a stand up mixer for 35 minutes on fast or until pale cream. next you add in the eggs one by one until the batter doubles in size. be sure to constantly scape the sides of the bowl. next sift in the flour slowly. and mix with a spatula. then add in the essence, baking powder lemon rind and nutmeg. continue mixing at a slow speed until all ingredients are fully incorporated. pour into the cake pans and set to bake. takes appox. 30-40 minutes to bake. now you put the icing sugar into a mixing bowl and add the butter, nutmeg, essence and combine until a pale cream. set aside. one the cakes are finished baking allow them to cool completely before frosting.