Slice of heaven! This moist & buttery Madeira cake is the perfect treat to brighten up your day.

By EatMee Recipes · 90 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Cream the margarine with the castor sugar until light, using an electric mixer or a wooden spoon.
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
4. Stir in the lemon zest, vanilla essence, lemon juice and milk until fully combined.
5. Fold in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt until just combined.
6. Pour the batter into a lined 24.5 x 14.5 cm loaf tin and smooth the top with the back of a spoon.
7. Bake for 40 minutes.
8. About 10 minutes before the cake finishes baking, make the syrup: dissolve the castor sugar in the water over medium heat, then simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
9. Take the syrup off the heat and stir in the lemon juice and vanilla essence; set aside.
10. When the cake is baked, brush the syrup over it, let it cool for a few minutes, then remove it from the tin.

Summarized from EatMee Recipes's video. Watch it for the details.

More recipes with

EggLemonCream