A Really Delightful Lemon Madeira Cake With Candied Peel

There is nothing quite like baking a cake and this lemon maderia cake is one that is great to make over a weekend to have for  afternoon tea, it is a light sponge that is simple but s delicious that you just have to give this recipe a go

A truly wonderful cake with amazing results and I am more than sure it will be a big hit with everyone because of its simplicity

This recipe is brought to you by By Mary Berry From The Great British Bake Off on bbc.co.uk website , thanks for sharing this recipe with us

 

Who doesn’t love a lemon cake? Mary shows you how to make her simple all-in-one cake topped with candied lemon peel.

Ingredients

For the candied peel
  • 1 unwaxed lemon

  • 200g/7oz granulated sugar

  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar

For the cake
  • 175g/6oz softened butter

  • 175g/6oz caster sugar

  • 225g/8oz self-raising flour

  • 50g/1¾oz ground almonds

  • 4 large free-range eggs

  • 1 large unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest only

 

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Mary only uses 3 strips of peel on the Madeira cake, but this recipe makes approximately 32 pieces. Any leftover candied peel can be stored in an airtight container and used in another recipe – or dipped in dark chocolate as a treat.

 

 

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Original recipe source:bbc.co.uk

 

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