Madeira cake

Who remembers Madeira cake from their childhood? Me! Another favourite from A Treasury of New Zealand Baking.

Mother made the Plum & Cardamon Shortcake on our last night in Awakeri which was a delicious mixture of sweet short cake and tart plums.

Then last week I made the Madeira cake. Didn’t have any lemon essence so I improvised with a bit of lemon rind and juice. It’s got to be one of the lightest, fluffiest Madeira cakes I’ve had. Really good.

So that’s 5 successes from the new cook book so far!