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Make this classic English or british cake. Madeira cake loaf in 5 easy steps! Only 6 ingredients, 5 steps and 1 delicious cake!

Trace Towno saved to Food
This Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake is typically what we call a “Gâteau régréssif” in French – meaning it makes you feel like a kid again. Growing up in France, most kids (myself included) wou…
Madeira cake is a traditional British style cake that gets it's name from the Madeira wine, a wine sourced from Portugal with which this cake was served
Ingredients
Produce
- • 1 Lemon, zest rind of
Refrigerated
- • 4 Eggs
Baking & Spices
- • 1 tsp Baking powder
- • 225 g Caster sugar
- • 175 g Plain flour
- • 1 tsp Vanilla or almond extract
Nuts & Seeds
- • 50 g Almonds, ground
Dairy
- • 225 g Butter, unsalted
- • 2 tbsp Milk
omg why is it that I am so incredibly attracted to french desserts. no joke these are some of my all time favorites.
Veronique Giselle Pascaline saved to Nourriture
It just isn't Christmas without a slice of fruit-laden comforting Christmas cake! This modern recipe is an elegant addition to the most delicious day of the year!
Ingredients
Produce
- • 1 1/2 (240g) dried figs, dried
- • 1 Cranberries, Fresh (or dry)
- • 4 2/3 cups Dried fruit, mixed
- • 1 cup Glace cherries
- • 1 tsp Lemon, Zest
- • 1 Rosemary, sprigs
Refrigerated
- • 4 Eggs, large
Condiments
- • 2 tsp Queen vanilla bean paste
Baking & Spices
- • 1 1/4 cups Brown sugar
- • 1 tsp Nutmeg
- • 2 1/4 cups Plain flour
- • 1 Queen ready to roll icing, White
- • 1/4 cup Self raising flour
Nuts & Seeds
- • 100 g Almonds
Drinks
- • 100 ml Orange juice, fresh
Dairy
- • 250 g Butter
Beer, Wine & Liquor
- • 2 tbsp Brandy
- • 2 tbsp Rum
Liquids
- • 2 tsp Queen natural rosewater essence

Sue McGuinness saved to Cakes
When a Brit tells you they're baking, you can generally assume that a cake is about to come out of the oven.
Classic Madeira Cake recipe. Simple and delicious Madeira cake is a sponge cake in traditional English baking. This madeira cake with lemon zest is perfect with a cup of tea.

Cookie Naicker saved to cakes
5 · 40 minutes · A traditional British tea time treat, this buttery flavored layer cake is filled with buttercream and a layer of jam
Ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 4 Eggs
Condiments
- • 1 cup Raspberry jam
Baking & Spices
- • 1 tsp Baking powder
- • 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
- • 1 Powdered sugar to sprinkle on top
- • 1 1/2 cups Self rising flour
- • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
- • 22 tbsp Butter
- • 2 tbsp Milk
Other
- • 1 cup Caster (super fine baking sugar)

Liz K saved to Cakes/Cupcakes/Chocolate/desserts
6 · 40 minutes · This is the best pound cake recipe! Butter, cream cheese and five eggs create a moist texture and beautiful golden hue. The pound cake is easy and delicious with fresh berries.
6 · 40 minutes · This is the best pound cake recipe! Butter, cream cheese and five eggs create a moist texture and beautiful golden hue. The pound cake is easy and delicious with fresh berries.
Ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 5 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
- • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
- • 1/4 tsp Almond extract
- • 1 tsp Baking powder
- • 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
- • 3/4 tsp Salt
- • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
- • 14 tbsp Butter, unsalted
- • 6 tbsp Cream cheese

Nithya Narayanan saved to Cakes & Bakes