Madeira Cake
73 min · Serves 4 · By TheMealDB Import
- British
- Dessert
- Cake
- Light
- Baking
- Desert
- Lunch
- Kid-Friendly
- Healthy
British, Dessert, Cake, Light, Baking, Desert
Adapted from bbc.co.uk
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 175 gButter
- 175 gCaster Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 250 gSelf-raising Flour
- 3 tbsMilk
- 1 Zest of 1Lemon
- 1 To GlazeMixed Peel
Method
Prep 16 min · Cook 57 min
- 1Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease an 18cm/7in round cake tin, line the base with greaseproof paper and grease the paper.
- 2Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating the mixture well between each one and adding a tablespoon of the flour with the last egg to prevent the mixture curdling.
- 3Sift the flour and gently fold in, with enough milk to give a mixture that falls slowly from the spoon. Fold in the lemon zest.
- 4Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and lightly level the top. Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- 5Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn it out on to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
- 6To serve, decorate the cake with the candied peel.