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base cake for celebrations uk recipe

Easy Madeira Cake | The Best Sponge For Celebrations

Rachel
The best base cake for celebrations
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Pudding
Cuisine British
Servings 16
Calories 243 kcal

Equipment

15 cm Deep Loose Based Cake Tin
Baking Paper

Ingredients
  

  • 330 g Self-Raising Flour
  • 220 g Caster Sugar
  • 220 g Soft Margarine
  • 4 Eggs
  • 2 tbsp Milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 150℃/140℃fan/Gas 2. Grease and line the base of a 15cm deep loose-based tin with baking paper.
  • Put all the ingredients in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Start mixing at low speed to combine the ingredients, then increase the speed and mix for 1 minute until smooth and pale in colour. Pour into the tin and level the top.
  • Bake in the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. It should be lightly golden and spring back when gently pressed. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Leave to cool completely.
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Nutrition

Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 147mgPotassium: 45mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 555IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword all-in-one method, easy sponge cake
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