Madeira cake
Delicately flavoured with lemon and almonds, this madeira cake can be made in one bowl, so less washing-up is required
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- Serves: 10 persons
Ingredients
- 175g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
- 175g caster sugar
- 3medium eggs, lightly beaten
- ½tsp vanilla bean paste
- 200g self-raising flour
- 75g ground almonds
- 1lemon, zested and juiced
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3. Lightly butter the base of a 900g loaf tin and line with baking paper. Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy using an electric whisk or in a stand mixer.Step 2
Beat in the egg a little at a time, adding a spoonful of flour if the mixture begins to curdle. Stir in the vanilla, then fold in the remaining flour, ground almonds and lemon zest. Add 1 tbsp of the lemon juice, and stir until smooth – add a little more of the lemon juice if needed.Step 3
Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 55 mins-1 hr until risen and golden. If it starts to brown too quickly, cover with foil. Cool for 15 mins in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing to serve.