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Madeira Cake

Summary

Servings 8
Time Needed Prep
Cook
Ingredients 9
Difficulty Easy

Rating (click to rate)

3.0 based on 2 ratings.

Ingredients

  • 180 g Unsalted Butter Soften
  • 3/4 Castor Sugar
  • 3 Eggs Beaten
  • 1 1/3 cups Self Raising Flour
  • 2 tsp Lemon Zest Finely grated
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 2 Castor Sugar Extra Fine to sprinkle
  • Icing Sugar to dust
  • Lemon Zest to garnish

Nutrition Information

Qty per
56g serve
Qty per
100g
Energy 65.625kcalcal 116.99680565293kcalcal
Protein 1.61375gg 2.8770071637701gg
Fat (total) 0.15375gg 0.27410680181543gg
 - saturated 0.14875gg 0.26519275947997gg
Carbohydrate 14.04875gg 25.046230452062gg
 - sugars 1.5425gg 2.7499820604898gg
Dietary Fibre 0.5475gg 0.97608763573301gg
Sodium 5.3125mgmg 9.4711699814276mgmg

Nutritional information does not include the following ingredients: Unsalted Butter, Castor Sugar, Eggs, Lemon juice, Castor Sugar, Icing Sugar, Lemon Zest

Please Note - Nutritional information is provided as a guide only and may not be accurate.

Madeira Cake has been around since time began nearly. A good cake to keep in freezer for when unexpected people arrive for morning tea!

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

  2. Prepare the cake tin by rubbing butter all over and then  flour a deep 18cm round cake tin, shaking out any excess.

  3. Beat the butter and sugar with until pale and creamy.

  4. Add the eggs gradually, beating well after each addition.

  5. Fold in the flour, lemon zest and juice until combined.

  6. When smooth, spoon into the prepared tin and level the surface.

  7. Sprinkle the extra caster sugar over the top.

  8. Bake for 1 hour, or until a knife comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake.

  9. Allow to cool for 15 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack.

  10. To serve, dust with icing sugar and garnish with lemon zest.

  11. suitable for freezing

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