Madeira Cake

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Madeira Cake

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This simple and light cake gets its name from the Portuguese wine that was traditionally served with it. This recipe uses ground almonds for extra richness and fresh lemon zest instead of the usual candied lemon peel.

Ingredients

175g unsalted butter, softened
175g caster sugar
granted zest and juice of 1 large lemon
3 eggs, beaten
115g self-raising flour
50g ground almonds

Preparation: 20 Cook Time: 35 Total Time: 55min

Directions

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Butter a cm/inch cake tin or /lb loaf tin and line the bottom with greaseproof paper. Preheat the oven to .
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy then whisk in the beaten eggs a little at a time, adding a teaspoon of flour after each addition.
Using a large metal basting spoon, fold in the lemon zest and juice, the remaining flour and ground almonds.

Source: Terry Farris