Name: Madeira cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Baking
Ingredients: 175 g butter softened; 175 g margarine softened; 350 g castor sugar; 525 g flour cake; 20 ml Baking powder; 6 eggs; 110 ml water hot; 500 ml icing sugar; lemon juice only; water hot

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Ingredients (10)

175 g	butter — softened
175 g	margarine — softened
350 g	castor sugar
525 g	flour — cake
20 ml	Baking powder
6	eggs
110 ml	water — hot
500 ml	icing sugar
	lemon — juice only
	water — hot

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Method:

Cream the butter, margarine and caster sugar in an electric mixer until pale and light and fluffy.

Sift the flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl.

Beat the eggs into the creamed mixture, one at a time, following each with a spoonful of flour.

Sift the remaining flour into the creamed mixture and mix until well combined.

Pour in the hot water and beat to mix well.

Pour the batter into a bread loaf tin that has been sprayed with non-stick spray and line with baking paper.

Bake in an pre-heated oven at 180°C for one hour or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Cool.

To make the lemon glaze place the icing sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Whisk in enough hot water – a little at a time- to create a thick smooth glaze.

Pour the glaze over the cake and allow to set before serving.

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