Nigella's Madeira Cake
Nigella's Madeira Cake is a classic loaf cake that is perfect for afternoon tea, a snacking cake or for when you need a simple bake to curb the cravings.
Ingredients
- 240 g unsalted butter at room temperature
- 200 g caster sugar
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 3 large free-range eggs
- 210 g self-raising flour
- 90 g plain flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 170C/150C Fan/325F. Prepare a 2L loaf tin by greasing it and lining it with baking parchment.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together using an electric whisk, then add the lemon zest and vanilla extract scraping around the sides of the bowl before whisking once more.
- In a separate bowl, measure out the flours and mix to combine.
- Add the eggs to your creamed butter mixture one at a time with a tablespoon of the combined flours for each, whisking after each addition.
- Once the eggs have been added, whisk in the rest of the flour and, finally, the lemon juice. The mixture will be relatively thick but this is ok.
- Pour into your prepared tin and then sprinkle with caster sugar (approx. 2tbsp) before it goes into the oven.
- Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden skewer or sharp knifes comes out clean.
- Leave to cool in the tin on a wire rack, before turning out completely.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Nigella Lawson's How To Be A Domestic Goddess