Madiera loaf cakes with lemon icing
A simple and delicious lemon madeira cake recipe made in mini form. These make the perfect treat with a cup of tea.
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Servings: 8
Calories: 542kcal
Ingredients
CAKES
- 250 g butter softened
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- zest and juice of one small lemon
- 2 ¼ cups plain flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon milk
ICING
- 1 cup icing sugar
- juice of one small lemon
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 170C fan-forced and grease and line a mini loaf tin. Ours had 8 holes.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy.
- Add the vanilla and then beat in the eggs one at a time. You may need to scrape down the sides of the bowl and the beaters.
- Add the lemon zest then beat in the flour and baking powder.
- Finally add the milk and mix until the batter is smooth.
- Divide the batter between the holes in the mini loaf tin.
- Don't fill them any more than ⅔ of the way. If you have any leftover batter, use it to make cupcakes (they take about 20-25 mins to bake).
- Bake the loaves for 30-35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Leave them to sit in the tin for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile make the icing.
- Mix the lemon juice into the icing sugar until it reaches drizzle consistency. If it's too thick, add a little water.
- Drizzle the cooled cakes with icing and leave it to set for about 10 minutes.
Notes
- Don't ice the cakes until they are fully cool or the icing will dissolve into the cake.
- Make sure the icing is thick but just thin enough to drizzle. If it's too thin add a little more icing sugar. If it's too thick, a little more lemon juice.
- Sprinkle a little lemon zest on top to make them look extra pretty.
- Although perfect as is, I think a little zap in the microwave made these little cakes truly delicious.
Nutrition
Calories: 542kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 149mg | Sodium: 314mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 903IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2mg
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