This recipe come from the Taste.com.au web site.
The original recipe was for a lemon Madeira cake but as I didn't have any I made an orange Madeira cake instead. I have not had any but the family said is really yummy.
Ingredients
175g softened butter
150g sugar
1 tsp finely grated lemon or orange rind
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3 eggs at room temp
120g self raising flour
50g almond meal
60mls lemon or orange juice
Preheat oven to 160 c
Grease and line the base and sides of a 8x20cm loaf tin
Place sugar into TM and mill 10 seconds speed 8.
Scrape down and add butter, lemon or orange rind and cinnamon.
Mix speed 3-4 for around 1 minute or until pale and creamy, while blades are still spinning add eggs one at a time through MC hole. (you may have to stop TM and scrape down before continuing)
Add flour, almond meal and lemon or orange juice and mix for 10 seconds speed 2.
Remove lid and mix gently with a spatula until just combined.
Pour into prepared loaf tin and bake 45 minutes or until skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean
Cool in tin for 5 minutes before placing onto cooling rack.
Once cool ice with lemon or orange icing
Icing
230g icing sugar
1 tbs lemon or orange juice (approximately)
Mix together in a bowl, drizzle over cake and allow icing to set for 1 hour.
Now grab a knife and cut a good size slice and place in mouth
members' commentsJuliaC83 - Made an orange version of this cake - beautiful flavour and texture. It's not my idea of a Madeira cake though as it's quite dense and moist. However, I will definitely make it again as it's lovely. Enjoyed making my own almond meal too.
