8 Inch Madeira Cake Recipes

EASY MADEIRA CAKE WITH A SUGAR CRUST TOPPING

Steps:

• Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 325°F. Coat a 8x4-inch loaf pan with butter, then line the bottom and sides with a parchment paper sling.
• Place the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine; set aside.
• Place the butter, 1 cup of the sugar, and lemon zest in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until very pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed; set aside.
• Add 1 of the eggs and a spoonful of the flour mixture into the butter mixture and beat to combine. Repeat with the remaining eggs, accompanying each egg with a spoonful of flour and beating thoroughly and scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula between each addition.
• Add the lemon juice and remaining flour mixture, then beat to combine. You should end up with a stiff batter that holds its shape. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Use a spatula to push the batter down into all the corners, then smooth the top. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar evenly over the cake.
• Bake until the cake is firm and golden-brown and a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before removing the cake from the pan.

MARY BERRY'S MADEIRA CAKE

Steps:

• Add the butter and sugar to a large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat everything well until creamy.
• Add the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition.
• In go the flour and ground almonds together with the lemon zest.
• Mix everything well to get a smooth thick batter.
• Grease and flour a 23 cm/9 inch round cake tin, and spread the batter evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) for 30 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Leave to cool for 15 minutes, then carefully remove from the cake tin, and transfer to a cooling rack to be cooled down completely.

MADEIRA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottom of a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan with parchment; grease parchment., In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in lemon zest. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture., Transfer to prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.