Cherry Madeira Cake
HB-5085 · Hand-built original · British
A butter Madeira cake with ground almonds and halved glacé cherries, baked in a loaf tin.
BritishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 6–840 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal
Main ingredient: cherries
Pairs well with: tea, coffee, custard, fresh berries
Servings:6quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 6oz unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra to grease
- 6oz caster sugar
- 7oz glacé cherries, halved
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5½oz plain flour, plus 1 tbsp
- 1¾oz ground almonds
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp milk
Method
- Heat the oven to 325°F. Grease and line a loaf tin.
- Toss the cherries in 1 tbsp of the flour.
- Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
- Fold in the remaining flour, ground almonds, baking powder and milk, then fold in the cherries.
- Spoon into the tin and bake for about 1 hour until golden and a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin briefly, then turn out.
Prep: 30 min · Cook: 1 h
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
40 kcalCalories
3.2 gProtein
0.9 gCarbs
2.5 gFat
0.8 gSaturates
0 gFibre
0.2 gSugars
211 mgSodium
93 mgCholesterol
40 mgPotassium
114 mgCalcium
0.6 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data