Madeira Cake. Madeira cake is usually flavoured with lemon zest and topped with candied peel and has a firm yet This is a rich sponge cake that, contrary to its name, does not include Madeira, nor did it originate. My Madeira Cake didn't dome quite as much as I had hoped, there's just a slight hump in there, but This Madeira Cake is perfect for afternoon tea. I got loads of requests for this recipe after my Sugarpasting Masterclass video last week so I whipped this video up especially for you guys!
It has a firm yet light texture. It is named after its island of creation, Madeira, Portugal. Here are the ingredients for a basic Madeira cake. You can cook Madeira Cake using 8 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Madeira Cake
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Magarine (125g).
- You need 1 cup of Castor Sugar(250ml).
- It’s 2 of Extra Large Eggs.
- You need 1 of Grated Rind of 1 Lemon.
- Prepare 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence(5ml).
- It’s 2 cup of Cake Flour (500ml).
- Prepare 2 tsp of Baking Powder (10ml).
- Prepare 1 cup of Milk (250ml).
Bake a traditional Madeira cake with any of our tried-and-tested recipes from home cooks across the country. We have the classic Madeira cake as well as chocolate Madeira cake, lemon Madeira cake. Madeira cake is a rich cake product falling under the category of sponge cake. This typically indicates that the cake is made without the use of shortening.
Madeira Cake instructions
- ~Cream Margarine n Sugar until light n fluffy ~Beat in the eggs,Lemon Rind n Vanilla essence ~Sift flour n Baking powder together and mix into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk ~Pour into a greased 23cm (9inch) loaf tin and bake at 180°F (350 F) for ± 1hour *Variation: Cherry Cake Add 250ml (1Cup) cherries chopped, to the cake mixture and fold in..
As Madeira cakes have a dome shape when baked, you could try scooping out the middle of the batter and leaving a little hole in the middle before placing in the oven. Madeira cake is the perfect afternoon mood-lifter. It's a real family favourite that you'll want to make time and time again. Nice cake everyone liked it just making another one. Madeira cake is a classic buttery sponge.
