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Gluten Free Madeira Cake

Ingredients

  • 225g gluten free plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
  • 175g butter, softened (or dairy free alternative)
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 110g golden caster sugar
  • 1 lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp milk (or dairy free alternative)

Instructions

  • Line a 2lb loaf tin (standard size) with greaseproof/parchment paper.
  • Preheat the oven to about 160C Fan / 180C
  • Sift your gluten free plain flour, xanthan gum and baking powder into a mixing bowl.
  • Add the butter, 2 beaten eggs, golden caster sugar and lemon zest to your mixing bowl.
  • Mix until well combined with an electric hand mixer. It should look lovely and smooth... like cake mix!
  • Add your milk and mix again very briefly. Your cake mix needs to fall off the spoon when tapped on the side of a bowl. Make sure it is relatively thick.
  • Spoon your mixture into your loaf tin and bake for 50-55 minutes. Check it is cooked by inserting a skewer and making sure it comes out clean if you need to.
  • Leave to cool in the loaf tin for a short while before carefully turning out to finish cooling on a cool rack.
  • Simple and delicious. Enjoy!

Notes

* A madeira cake is very adaptable and works incredibly well for birthday cakes. It works with other flavours too. It's a good recipe to always have on standby!