Dessert for 4

Madeira Cake

Name: Madeira Cake
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 175 g butter; 175 g caster sugar; 3 eggs; 250 g self-raising flour; 3 tbsp milk; 1 lemon; to glaze mixed peel

$5.01for 465 minServes 4

This British butter cake mixes with lemon and milk, then bakes until firm, golden, and lightly cracked on top.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 6.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	6.25 oz	$2.47Typical price
	Eggs, 3$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
	Milk, 1.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.06Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 0.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.23Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.01

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarFlour

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65 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.25 per serving$5.01 for 4

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Ingredients

175 g butter
175 g caster sugar
3 eggs
250 g self-raising flour
3 tbsp milk
1 lemon
to glaze mixed peel

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 8-inch round cake pan.
Beat the butter and caster sugar until pale, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
Fold in the flour, lemon zest, and milk until just combined.
Spread the batter in the pan and top it with mixed peel.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean and the center feels firm.
Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes before removing it.

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