Madeira Cake
Serves: 10
This zesty cake is a real crowd-pleaser
Ingredients:
175g butter, plus extra for greasing
175g caster sugar
3 large free-range eggs
250g self-raising flour
3 tbsp milk
1 lemon zest
lemon peel, to decorate
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Stellar James Martin Bakers Dozen 2lb Loaf Tin
method:
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease the Stellar 2lb loaf tin.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating the mixture well between each one and adding a tablespoon of the flour with the last egg to prevent curdling. Sift the flour and gently fold in with enough milk to give a mixture that falls reluctantly from the spoon. Fold in the lemon zest.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and lightly level. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Place the lemon peel on top of the cake and bake for a further 30 minutes. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn it out on to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
