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Madeira loaf cake recipe
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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
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
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Energy
1410kj
337kcal
17%
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Fat
20g
29%
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Saturates
10g
50%
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Sugars
19g
21%
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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.
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