Basic Madeira Cake recipe

Name: Basic Madeira Cake recipe
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

Whether you're baking ahead or need a stable cake for decorating, this basic madeira cake recipe is exactly what you need.

Brought to you by Britt Box from She Who Bakes

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.

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Britt always advises to bake the cake you need at least 1 day in advance of decorating it

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1 20cm round cake

Servings

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

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.

Mix on a high speed for 4-6 minutes.

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.