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 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Madeira cake
- It’s 250 g of sugar.
- Prepare 250 g of margarine.
- Prepare 250 g of all purpose flour.
- Prepare 4 of eggs.
- Prepare 10 g of baking powder.
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
- Preheat your oven at 160 degrees… Grease and dust the baking tin and set aside… Sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
- Cream the margarine and sugar together till light and fluffy.
- Add well beaten eggs that is 1by 1 into the margarine mix… Mix it up well.
- Add the flour into the wet ingredients in 2 portions…Fold in gently ensuring not to over beat at this stage.
- Pour into your baking tin… Bake at 160degrees for 45 min or untill the knife comes out clean.
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.
