55 MIN

Madeira Cake

Name: Madeira Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175 g butter (softened); 175 g superfine sugar; 3 eggs; 250 g self-rising flour; 3 tbsp milk (enough to give a mixture that drops slowly from the spoon); 1 lemon (zest only); mixed peel (candied peel; for decorating the top)

Classic British lemon sponge decorated with candied peel.

vegetarianbakedeuropeandesserteasyfamily-friendly

Ingredients

175 gbutter, softened
175 gsuperfine sugar
3eggs
250 gself-rising flour
3 tbspmilk, enough to give a mixture that drops slowly from the spoon
1lemon, zest only
mixed peel, candied peel; for decorating the top

Method

1
Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas 4. Grease an 18cm round cake tin, line the base with greaseproof paper and grease the paper.
2
Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding 1 tbsp of flour with the last egg to prevent curdling.
3
Sift the flour and fold in gently, adding enough milk so the mixture drops slowly from the spoon. Fold in the lemon zest.
4
Spoon into the tin and level the top gently. Bake on the middle shelf for 30–40 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
5
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Decorate the top with strips of candied peel.

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