Basic madeira cake recipe
Whether you’re baking ahead or need a stable cake for decorating, this basic madeira cake recipe is what you’re after.
Tiered creations, buttercream masterpieces and jaw-dropping showstoppers can typically all have one thing in common – a reliable basic madeira cake recipe.
Our favourite comes from Britt Box of She Who Bakes, and Britt’s recipe can be found below.
Madeira cake
Servings 1 20cm round cake
Ingredients
- 300 g self-raising flour
- 300 g caster sugar
- 300g Stork/ unsalted butter
- 85 g plain flour
- 5 free-range eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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Cream together the caster sugar and Stork/unsalted butter. Pour in the eggs and mix well. Add in the flour and mix well. Finally add in the vanilla extract.
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Mix on a high speed for 4-6 minutes.
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Pour the mix into a lined 20cm (8in) round cake tin and bake at 140ºC /Gas Mark 1 for 1 hour 40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
Top Tips
- Britt always advises to bake the cake you need at least 1 day in advance of decorating it
- This recipe makes 1 tall 20cm cake that can be cut into three layers with a cake leveller
- Find out how to freeze cakes for future use here
- Find out how to create an ombre cake with this cake here
- Find out how to make a naked cake using this recipe here
