Madeira cake

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Madeira cake (Portuguese: Bolo Inglês; literally, English Cake) is a popular Portuguese traditional type of English cake.

Madeira cake is also a popular English traditional dish. The Madeira Cake is a light cake unlike a simple pound cake. Madeira Cake is rectangular in shape and has the appearance of a small loaf. The cake was often served traditionally with Madeira wine (19th century), but it is more common now for the cake to be served with tea. Madeira wine may sometimes be added to the cake during baking. The Madeira Cake is often thought to originate from the Madeira Islands; however, that is not the case. The Madeira Cake is named after the wine, which accompanies the dish. The inhabitants of the Madeira Islands, however, have developed a cake, which is very similar to the Madeira Cake.^{[citation needed]}

Madeira cake is a popular choice for contemporary wedding cakes. With a firmer texture than Victoria Sponge cake, it is more suitable for covering with sugar paste icing. It is also a good choice for novelty or carved cakes, where the cake is easier to carve prior to covering in Butter Cream and or Sugar paste.

[edit] External links

• Madeira cake @ dessert.net.au Retrieved May 2009
• Mother-In Laws @ GlobalChefs.com Retrieved May 2009
• Recipe @ BBC.co.uk Food Retrieved May 2009
• Cake for 8 @ Waitrose.com Retrieved May 2009
• Cake Info @ TheCakedCrusader Retrieved May 2009
• Lemon Madeira Cake @ TimesOnline Retrieved May 2009
• Method & Recipe @ Allbakingrecipes.com Retrieved May 2009
• Madeira Cake Recipe @ InternationalRecipes.net Retrieved May 2009

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