This Madeira cake has a firm crust but a light and moist inside with a generous hint of vanilla.
Ingredients
- 0.75 cups butter , softened
- 0.75 cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and line a round cake pan with parchment paper.
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2
Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir vanilla extract into creamed butter mixture.
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3
Sift flour and baking powder into creamed butter mixture and stir until batter is well mixed. Spoon batter into the prepared cake pan, smoothing the top with the back of a spoon.
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Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
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5
Cool cake in the cake pan for 10 to 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
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