One night after dinner, hubby and I were just sitting there watching tele, and all of a sudden I said to hubby.... "ummmm.... I feel like making a cake!"
hahahaha.... I guess this thought came up because I haven't made a cake for a long time, can't even remember the last cake I made! Then I went to the pantry and did a search and see what I've got.... Ummm... not much at all, but I've definitely got the basics - butter, sugar, eggs and flour - Madeira Cake that is!
Madeira cake is just like a really simple butter cake perfect as a snack!
Ingredients:
200g butter
finely grated zest of 1 lemon
150g caster sugar
3 eggs
75g plain flour, sifted
150g self raising flour, sifted
1) Preheat the oven to 180C and line a loaf tin with baking paper
2) Beat the butter, lemon zest and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
3) Sift together the flours, then stir into the egg mixture. Transfer the cake mixture to the prepared tin and smooth the surface
4) Bake for 45-50 minutes. Leave the cake in the tin for about 5 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and cool completely.
Not until I posted this photo on facebook that I realised that there are actually quite a few people who like this kind of simple cake! I always thought that people nowadays actually like the more fancy type of cakes! I guess simple is always the best!
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