Cakes Recipes - Madeleine Cakes

Ingredients

• 165g plain flour

• 5ml baking powder

• 2 eggs

• 75g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting

• grated rind of 1 lemon or orange

• 15ml lemon or orange juice

• 75g unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled.

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190'C/375'F/Gas 5. Generously grease a 12 -cup Madeleine cake tin. Sift together the flour and the baking powder.

2. Beat the eggs and icing sugar until the mixture is thick and creamy and leaves ribbon trails. Gently fold in the lemon or orange rind and juice.

3. Beginning with the flour mixture, alternately fold in the flour and melted butter in four batches. Leave to stand for 10 minutes, then spoon into the tin. Tap gently to release any air bubbles. Bake for 12-15 minutes, rotating the tin halfway through cooking, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Tip out on to a wire rack to cool completely and dust with icing sugar before serving.