Dot's Madeira Cake

Name: Dot's Madeira Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 6 ounces butter; 6 ounces sugar; 3 eggs; 6 ounces cornflour; 2 teaspoons baking powder

Submitted by Jen T

"This was given to me many years ago by an English lady who was the cook at the Maternity Hospital where I had 2 of my daughters and where I later nurse aided. I always think of her when I make it."

Download

Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 1 cake

ingredients

6 ounces butter
6 ounces sugar
3 eggs
6 ounces cornflour
2 teaspoons baking powder

directions

Cream together the butter & sugar until light and fluffy with an electric mixer.
Add eggs and cornflour and beat for 6 minutes on medium speed.
Fold in the baking powder.
Pour into a greased & lined reasonably deep 8" tin.
Bake for 50-60 minutes at 350'F.
Remove from oven when a cake tester comes out clean.
Stand for 10 minutes before removing from tin.
Enjoy with a nice cup of tea or coffee.
OPTIONAL: A larger cake can be made by increasing butter, sugar and cornflour to 9oz each and bake in a 10" tin.