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Madeira loaf cake recipe

36 ratings

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
Vegetarian

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

Each serving contains

Energy
1410kj
337kcal 17%
Fat
20g 29%
Saturates
10g 50%
Sugars
19g 21%
Salt
0.2g 4%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 35.2g Protein 5.3g Fibre 0.8g

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.

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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.

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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.