Madeira cake is basically a butter cake and all that creaming of the butter and sugar can really be a lot of work if you do not have an electric mixer, such as one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers. With a mixer it becomes very easy and produces a really tasty cake.

Old Fashioned Madeira Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup cornflour
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 8 ozs butter
  • 4 eggs separated
  • 11/4 teaspoon baking powder grated rind of one lemon
  • pinch of salt

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Cream the butter and sugar together
  3. Add the egg yolks one by one beating well after each egg yolk
  4. Gradually and the flour
  5. Add the lemon rind
  6. Fold in the beaten egg whites
  7. Bake for +/- 45 minutes until done, the cake is ready when it springs back after a light touch to the top

Really getting the hang of this Madeira cake may take a few times, but it is well worth the effort. The mixing is child's play with one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers.

Try this Madeira cake recipe and see if your family and friends like is as I'm sure they will.