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Madeira Cake
Madeira Cake is a traditional British recipe for a classic sponge cake flavoured with lemon zest. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Madeira Cake.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
70 minutes
Total Time:
90 minutes
Serves:
10
Rating: 
Tags : Baking RecipesCake RecipesBritish Recipes
This is one of the classic sponge cakes that's tasty on its own, but which can also be used as the basis for Tiramisu, trifles and even French toast.
Ingredients:
175g butter, brought to room temperature
175g caster sugar
3 large eggs
250g self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
3 tbsp (about) whole milk
freshly-grated
zest of 1 lemon
caster sugar for topping
thin slices of candied or glace citron peel (to decorate)
Method:
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat thoroughly to incorporate after each addition. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together into a bowl then fold into the creamed butter and egg mixture. Add the lemon zest and mix in well. Add enough of the milk to form a soft batter then turn into a 15cm cake tin that's been thoroughly greased.
Sift a little caster sugar over the top of the cake then place in an oven pre-heated to 180°C and bake for about 20 minutes, then lay the slices of peel on top. Return to the oven and continue cooking for a further 45 minutes, or until the top of the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake emerges cleanly.
Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
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