Madeira Cake

Name: Madeira Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g butter, softened; 200g caster sugar; 3 eggs; 225g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; zest of 1 lemon; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp milk; 1 strip candied lemon peel, to decorate

A classic British firm-textured lemon sponge cake, simply topped with a slice of candied citron, perfect alongside a cup of tea.

Total time

70 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

55 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

200gbutter, softened

200gcaster sugar

3eggs

225gplain flour

1 tspbaking powder

zest of 1lemon

2 tbsplemon juice

2 tbspmilk

1 stripcandied lemon peel, to decorate

Instructions

Beat butter and sugar until pale. Beat in eggs.

Fold in flour, baking powder, lemon zest, juice and milk.

Pour into a greased loaf tin.

Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes. Lay lemon peel strip on top.

Continue baking 25-30 more minutes. Cool in tin.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

821

Protein

11.4g

Fat

44.9g

Carbs

95.8g

Fiber

Sodium

181mg

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