BARBADOS LUNCH CAKES

Lunch cakes have been served in Barbados schools during lunch time for years, If you are not in school you can always pick one up from one of the local bakers. Years after leaving school, people still crave a taste of lunch cakes. Recipes calls for 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tbs baking powder 1/2 salt 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup of unsalted butter 4 lg eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp almond 1/2 cup milk mix with 1/2 cup of water 1/2 tsp all spice 4 eggs sift all dry ingredient together In bowl beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy In another bowl beat eggs with lemon or lime skin for 4 mins Add flour and milk with water to beaten eggs slowly, remove lemon or lime skin Grease and flour a square pan, add cake mixture to pan and bake for 30 mins at 350 degrees or until a tooth picks inserted into center comes out clean. Frosting 1 cup of butter 2 cups confectioner sugar sift 2 tbs milk 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 pinch salt Beat until light and fluffy. You can add red food color to icing for pick color that's optional After cake has completely cool, Put icing on top of cake and cut cake into squares. serve and enjoy.