Madeira cake

Surprisingly, this medeira cake recipe is a light concoction of flour and lemon and does not contain a single drop of Madeira. It is so called because it was traditionally enjoyed with a glass of fortified wine.

Ingredients 2 eggs 4 «oz (130g) flour 4 «oz (130g) butter 4 «oz (130g) sugar 15g ground almonds rind of 1 « lemon, grated 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Method

Cream butter with sugar, until smooth.
Add beaten eggs, blending carefully.
Fold in flour, ground almonds and baking powder and stir to obtain a smooth mixture.
Add lemon rind and bake for 35min at 200§C (400§F, Gas Mark 6)

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