Directions Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottom of a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan with parchment; grease parchment. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes ...

Bake for about 30 minutes until they bounce back once you press the centre of the cake. Once cool enough to handle transfer onto a wire rack and take off the discs of parchment. Allow to cool ...

James Martin has shared his recipe for a 'buttery' afternoon treat that was 'perfect with a cup of tea'. The TV chef said the Madeira cake was a simple yet refreshing bake with a 'zesty edge'. Free ...

Slice by slice, dip the brioche or Madeira cake into the flavored peach juice, just long enough to coat the cake but not allowing it to go soggy. Lay each slice in the bottom of a serving dish ...

Mix the icing sugar and lemon juice until it has melted. Pour over the warm cake and allow to cool completely in the cake tin. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin and preheat your oven to 170°C.

Madeira cakes improve in flavour and texture after one or two days, and so can be made in advance and wrapped tightly in aluminium foil until needed. This cake also freezes well. Madeira cakes are ...

Or, whenever we were sad, she’d make us a warm madeira cake. This is a love letter to my childhood and how my mum shows she cares – and now I do this for my girls. Preheat the oven to 180C ...

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