Madeira Cake (Recipe from 1903)

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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, 14 January 1903, Page 3 (Supplement)

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Madeira Cake recipe converted to metric

Ingredients:

• 225g flour

• 115g butter

• 115g caster sugar

• 30g citron peel

• Juice of half a lemon

• 3 eggs

Instructions:

1. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream with a wooden spoon.

2. Add the lemon juice and citron peel.

3. Stir in the flour.

4. Separate the eggs: beat the yolks and add to the mixture, stirring thoroughly.

5. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into the mixture.

6. Pour into a baking tin lined with greased baking paper.

7. Place strips of peel on top.

8. Bake at ~160°C (320°F) for 1.5 hours.