Madeira loaf cake recipe
This easy Madeira cake recipe is a traditional basic bake, all made in one bowl and just lightly flavoured with lemon and ground almonds. Slice for a simple afternoon treat, serve with créme fraîche and berries for an elegant dessert or break up and use in a trifle.
See method- Serves 10
- 15 mins to prepare and 45 mins to cook
- 337 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 175g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
- 175g caster sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 lemon, zested
- 200g plain flour
- 1¾ tsp baking powder
- 50g ground almonds
- 1 tbsp milk
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- Energy
- 1410kJ 337.0kcal
- Fat
- 20g
- Saturates
- 10g
- Salt
- 0.2g
- Sugars
- 19g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 35.2gProtein 5.3gFibre 0.8g
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Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 5, 180°C, fan 160°C. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin. In a large mixing bowl whisk together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract until pale and very fluffy. Whisk in the eggs one at a time. Add the lemon zest.
- Sift over the flour and baking powder, add the almonds and fold through using a large metal spoon. Stir through the milk to loosen the mixture a little.
- Pour the batter into the cake tin, level the top and bake for 45-50 mins (check after 40 mins – if the top is browning too much cover loosely with foil) until risen and an inserted tip of a knife comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 15 mins. Remove from the tin and allow to cool on a wire rack to cool completely.
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