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 have Madeira cake using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Madeira cake
- You need 125 g of margarine, softened.
- Prepare 1 cup of icing sugar.
- Prepare 2 of Large eggs.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla essence.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of milk.
- It’s 1 of and 1/2 cups self raising flour.
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 step by step
- Preheat your oven to 180°C and line your baking tins with baking paper.
- In the bowl of your mixer cream sugar and butter till smooth and add your vanilla essence.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well with the milk.
- Add the flour and mix for 2 minutes.
- Bake for 50-55minutes or check with your toothpick if it's done.
- Enjoy!.
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.
