Madeira Cake

The Madeira Cake is a sponge cake in traditional English cooking. It is often served with tea. It has a firm yet light texture. It was first created in the 1800s with a rich, buttery texture. It is named after its island of creation, Madeira, Portugal.

Recipe
Here are the ingredients for a basic Madeira cake

Ingredients

 * 8oz/200g Self-Raising Flour
 * 6oz/150g Caster Sugar
 * 4oz/100g Margarine or Butter
 * 2 Eggs
 * 2 Tablespoons of Milk (more if required)

Optional Ingredients

 * 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
 * 150g Chocolate Chips (for Chocolate Chip Madeira Cake)
 * 150g Cherries (for Cherry Madeira Cake)
 * 200g Icing Sugar (for icing)
 * ?ml Water (for icing)
 * 150g Butter (for butter icing)
 * 1 teaspoon flavouring/ food colouring (for icing)

Equipment

 * An Oven
 * 1 Big Bowl
 * Electric Mixer with 1 or 2 Whisks
 * Sieve
 * Cake Tin(s)
 * Various pieces of cutlery e.g Knives, Spoons etc.
 * Weighing Scales
 * Cooling Tray

Method

 * 1) Get all the ingredients and equipment out. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Start by weighing out the flour and sieving it into the bowl. Next measure out the sugar and margarine and add to bowl.
 * 2) Add the 2 eggs.
 * 3) Plug in electric mixture and start mixing until the eggs have disappeared. Now add the milk.
 * 4) Start mixing again. Keep mixing until there are no lumps or bumps and it is a yellowish, creamy texture.
 * 5) Divide the mixture equally into the cake tin(s). Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes in the oven.
 * 6) After it is cooked, allow to cool on cooling tray.
 * 7) When cool, make icing mixture and ice the cake if you want. After this let it dry and dig in! YUM!